"Whether set in theater lobbies, on city
streets, in parks, or in stage door alleys, her images achieve an unexpected
blend of spectacle and high art, formality and spontaneity, vulnerability
and pretense..."
— Photo Review magazine
"The work is refreshing in the sense that is doesn't romanticize the actors. These are not posed head shots or production stills, nor are they paparazzi-style snapshots"
— Susan Van Dongen, Time Off (New Jersey), October 2008
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'The Fourth Wall' is the photographer Amy Arbus's fourth book of pictures, and it is her masterpiece."
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker
"... when I call Amy Arbus [...] a remarkable craftsman, this is far from derogatory [...] Amy, daughter of the renowned Diane Arbus, may bring less controversy to her work, but surely no less skill"
—John Simon, Broadway.com
"Page through photographer Amy Arbus' new book,
The Fourth Wall, and you will see some extraordinary faces, raw and beautiful and transformed"
—Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
"Ms. Arbus has captured theatrical personalities who we are all familiar with as they step across the 'fourth wall' dividing line into the reality of the world [...] The book contains over 130 images masterfully staged and executed in a beautiful volume presented by the publisher. Additionally this book may become a collectors piece if we now quality and we do"
—Hudson Valley Review
