Signed; Joel Meyerowitz - THE ARCH - 1988

The 192-meter arch, a beautiful futuristic form projecting an optimistic aura, located on the western bank of the Rare book signed by Joel Meyerowitz at Polka Gallery on January 22, 2026. Missouri contrasts strongly with the disorderly character of the city of St. Louis. Relying on the strong focal point created by the arch, Joel Meyerowitz’s photographs speak of its constant presence. As a cultural symbol, the arch can be found in the city on signs. Even when you can’t see it, it remains present as a symbolic figure in the city.
In this book, Joël Meyerowitz makes the arch the through-line and integrates it into his images as details—sometimes tiny—in an urban image that is otherwise saturated with shapes and information.
Master of color, Joel Meyerowitz is one of the most important contemporary American photographers. He captures America, probing it, while color tends to exalt only surfaces. He chooses proximity and critical empathy toward his subjects, and he creates with the viewer a visual complicity that few photographers succeed in arousing.