This month the Dia ArtFoundationwhich has notyet secured a permanent exhibitionspace in New York Citysince the sale of its Chelseaspace last year—marks itssecond joint project with theHispanic Society ofAmerica, in upper Manhattan.In 2007, the institutionsstaged their inaugural show,of Francis Alÿss work.

Opening November 5 isanother solo exhibition, thisone titled “Analogue.” Theworks on view—by photographerZoe Leonarddocumentthe decline of local economiesdue to globalization.

Like a 21st-centuryEugène Atget, Leonardroamed the globe, takingclose to 400 photos of abandonedstreets and decrepitstorefronts with her 1940sRolleiflex camera. Workingwith the Hispanic Societystaff, she installed artifactsand navigational charts fromits collection that contextualizeher work within theinstitution.

"Urban Studies" originally appeared in the November 2008 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's November 2008 Table of Contents.