On Thursday, September 10th, the Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery will host In Visible Cities, the second solo exhibition by Barney Kulok.

The large black panels of In Visible Cities represent a departure for Kulok, who has become, in a sense, a photographer without a camera. Taking to the streets of New York, he has mapped the city according to its most ephemeral coordinates: the names of Wi-Fi networks captured easily on an iPhone. From these points, Kulok has created something midway between landscape and photogram—a cartographical representation of a city no one can see.

In conjunction with the exhibition, Kulok is releasing a beautiful hardbound book. Inside one finds not only photographs, but a poem by New York School poet Ron Padgett and an essay by esteemed art historian Svetlana Alpers. Both are excellent accompaniments to Kulok’s work (Alpers’ essay in particular is a refreshingly readable bit of art criticism admirable for its precision and breadth).

In Visible Cities ($35) is available at Dashwood Books, The Dossier Shop, Spoonbill, St. Mark’s Bookshop, Ursus Books, and other reputable bookstores throughout the city. The exhibition opens on September 10th (with a vernissage from 6-8pm) and runs to October 31st.