Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York, 2012

For the past decade, photographer Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao has documented the city of New York. Through the use of multiple exposures, Liao produced the panoramic photograph Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York, 2012.

In this image, Liao captures a time-honored tradition celebrated not only by New Yorkers but by all Americans. Since 1924, the Parade’s performers and oversized balloons have brought joy and wonderment to the millions of people who routinely turn out to watch childhood heroes and friends float down the west side of Manhattan, either in person or on television. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is an indelible piece of New York history.

Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 20 and 3 Artist’s Proofs
Paper Size: 16 2/5 x 26 inches
Image Size: 14 2/5 x 24 inches
Signed and numbered by the artist on an accompanying label

Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao (b. 1977, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese photographer who immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 22 in 1999. He received a BFA from Pratt Institute of Art and Design in 2003 and an MFA in Photography and Related Media from the School of Visual Arts in 2005. Liao first received recognition with his series Habitat 7, which was featured in the September 11, 2005, issue of the New York Times Magazine as the winner of Capture the Times photography contest. He has lectured on his photographic practice at several institutions, including the International Center of Photography, NY; J. Paul Getty Museum, LA, George Eastman House; Kentucky Art Museum; School of Visual Art, NY; the Museum of the City of New York; and Aperture Foundation. Liao’s work has been exhibited at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of the City of New York; Queens Museum of Art; and Bronx Museum of the Arts.