The first version of the Tao Te Ching to locate itself definitively
in the City, this highly readable new translation joins the
timeless verses of the ancient Chinese classic with lushly textured
color photographs in a truly urban incarnation, creating itself
anew from the streets of New York. Betsy Wyckoff's photographs
of city lights, surfaces and reflections are a revelation in
themselves, and lend a new depth, poignancy and immediacy to the
revelatory passages of the Tao. These words and images provide a
contemplative counterpoint to recent photographs of tragedy and
heroism in New York, and an unexpected view of the city through the
discerning eye of a long-term resident.
