This Tuesday, January 12th, you're invited to a conversation between Hey, Hot Shot! panelist and publisher of the Aperture Foundation's book program, Lesley A. Martin and photographer Joel Meyerowitz. The two will be discussing Meyerowitz's book Legacy, a result of the first government commission to document public parks in New York City since the 1930's. As any New Yorker will tell you, our beloved parks—all nine-thousand acres of them—are thriving some eighty years since the documentation first began. Here are some more details about the event:

Ms. Martin, who edited the book, will talk with Meyerowitz about how this ambitious project evolved from conception to completion, what surprises he encountered in the course of discovering these corners of nature hidden within the concrete world of the city, and how Legacy connects with his first New York project documenting Ground Zero for nine months following 9/11, which resulted in the publication of Aftermath: The World Trade Center Archive.

This discussion is part of the "Architectural Explorations in Books" series at the New York Public Library, a program of events which seeks to "delve into the critical role that architecture books play in the understanding of contemporary urban developments and structures." Not only is Tuesday's discussion a great opportunity to learn about photo books and the evolution of parks and green spaces in New York City, but it is totally free and open to the public.

The Urban Sublime at The New York Public Library
Joel Meyerowitz in conversation with Lesley A. Martin
Tuesday January 12, 2010
6:00 p.m.

Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Margaret Liebman Berger Forum
Room 227 (2nd Floor)
476 Fifth Avenue (5th Avenue & 42nd Street)
New York, NY 10018