Marie Tomanova: Inside the Most Stylish Book Party We’ve Ever Seen

Many photographers have a particular expression on their faces every time they take {a photograph}. Juergen Teller appears to be winking at his subjects, one eye closed and an impish smile on his face. Ryan McGinley, deep in focus, appears peaceful and serene. Nonetheless when Marie Tomanova locations her eye to the viewfinder, she does so with the widest grin you’ve ever seen.

On Wednesday evening time at Dashwood Books, the youthful Czech expat was grinning from ear to ear for about three straight hours as she celebrated the launch of her new monograph, New York New York. A line of people able to get their books signed stretched out of the store, which was stuffed with many of the comparable youthful and pleasant faces found inside the pages of her books. (Tomanova’s first, Youthful American, was printed in 2019 and quickly grew to grow to be a collector’s merchandise.) New York is a portrait of the city’s new face: the Zoomer membership children, skaters, musicians, fashions, and artists who’ve carved out a scene south of Delancey Avenue. Some are captured in quiet moments of their bedrooms, others in chance encounters on the highway or at art work openings or occasions. And whereas some are photographed in little or no garments the least bit, the information is at its core a profound celebration of private sort and a expertise that’s discovering itself in radical expression.

At Dashwood, many information signing attendees confirmed up seemingly dressed for Tomanova, which is to say they appeared cool and casual and fully like themselves. As Tomanova signed books, the group of followers youthful and outdated mingled and mixed on the sidewalk. Alain Levitt, the legendary aughts avenue photographer, was there to doc the scene—and Marie’s energy-giving smile. —Samuel Hine