Artists in residence : downtown New York in the 1970s / photographs by Stephen Aiken ; foreword by Walter Robinson ; introduction by Brett Sokol.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aiken, Stephen, photographer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Street photography--New York (State)--New York.

Street photography.

Artists--Homes and haunts--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works.

Artists.

Musicians--Homes and haunts--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works.

Musicians.

Authors, American--Homes and haunts--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works.

Authors, American.

New York (N.Y.)--Intellectual life--Pictorial works.

New York (N.Y.).

Physical Description:

96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 x 29 cm

Place of Publication:

[Miami, Florida] : Letter16 Press, [2023]

Summary:

Photographer Stephen Aiken (born 1948) does more than simply add color to the established record of New York City in the 1970s. (Although he does literally do that: his 35mm photos are some of the few of the '70s downtown milieu not in black and white.) His photos also hugely enrich the history of Lower Manhattan's cultural explosion during this time. Aiken's photos of the downtown scene include intimate portraits of writers Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and John Giorno; the artists Joseph Beuys and Hannah Wilke; and the musicians Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and John Cale. These previously unpublished shots are paired with Aiken's street photography. The book includes a beautifully written foreword by the artist and critic Walter Robinson (cofounder of the seminal '70s art journal Art-Rite) and an introduction by New York Times contributing arts writer Brett Sokol.

Notes:

Place of publication from publisher's website.

ISBN:

1953995039

9781953995032

OCLC:

1367886828

Publisher Number:

99993918347