Merry Alpern is an American photographer known for her controversial and voyeuristic work. She rose to prominence with her series 'Dirty Windows' (1993-94), which documented a clandestine sex club in Manhattan from a distance using a telephoto lens. The project sparked significant national controversy regarding censorship and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funding, leading to a high-profile debate on art and public morality. Alpern has exhibited her work in major institutions including the Whitney Museum of American Art, MoMA, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. She is represented by Galerie Miranda in Paris.[1,2,3]
