   ‘Diane Arbus: Family Albums’ Grey Art Gallery New York
University 100 Washington Square East Thru March 27,
212-998-6780  Family life through the Arbus lens  By Michael
Calderone  Photograph by Diane Arbus, “Jayne Mansfield Cimber-
Ottaviano, actress, with her daughter, Jayne Marie,” 1965.
Copyright Estate of Diane Arbus, 1965. Esquire Collection,
Spencer Museum of Art, the University of Kansas .   She had
recently gained significant recognition in the art world,
appearing in the “New Documents” exhibit at the Museum of Modern
Art. However, four years after this statement, at 48, Arbus took
her own life. She left behind not only stunning and original
artwork, but also a mysterious legacy that becomes blurred with
the photographs on the gallery wall. Throughout her career, she
bravely delved into subcultures and families, photographing the
peculiar bonds that hold people together.  In ‘Family Albums,’ a
solo show at NYU’s Grey Art Gallery, over 50 black-and-white
photographs and 57 contact sheets are on disp