In previous weeks, we’ve featured: Escape 2010, favorite all-time albums, Emmys fashion & celebs that wear Halston.
Our new faves include:
Jeremy Penn
Laurence Miller
Mary Boone
Maxwell Davidson
Who do you enjoy?
(Photo courtesy of W magazine)
This week’s piece: “In my beach book bag for reading and reviewing is a new oversized volume about the legendary Manhattan bar-nightclub, Max’s Kansas City. Also, a photo-biography of jazz great Sonny Rollins, and “Winged Obsession,” the much-anticipated, book-length non-fiction debut of Easton mystery novelist Jessica Speart.”
max's kansas city - art, glamour, rock and roll
NYC's Greatest Cultural Hothouse, Max's Kansas City, Is Reborn With New Book, Gallery Show And More...
2010 Marks 45th Anniversary Of Max's Kansas City
"Max's Kansas City was the exact place where
Pop Art and pop life came together."
--Andy Warhol
At no other time in history has there been a more exciting collision of art, music, and fashion than at Max's Kansas City from the mid-1960s to the early 80s. From revolutions in contemporary art and high fashion to the emergence of punk rock and the dawn of new wave, the storied landmark was home to numerous cultural revolutions -"the intersection of everything" according to William S. Burroughs. Launching September 15th, Max's experience will be reborn with a new book (Abrams Image) and exhibition at Steven Kasher Gallery, Chelsea, NY; followed by documentary film about the legendary venue and experiences, and more later in the year.
'MAX'S KANSAS CITY: Art, Glamour, Rock and Roll' (Abrams Image; September 2010) is a lasting chronicle of the famed venue where Andy Warhol held court at the infamous round table in the backroom; where Willem de Kooning, John Chamberlain or Chuck Close could be found arguing about art; where photographers Richard Avedon and Robert Mapplethorpe or filmmakers Stanley Kubrick and John Waters stepped out from behind the camera; where Betsey Johnson and Halston defined the fashion zeitgeist; where Burroughs and Ginsberg discussed literature; where the Velvet Underground was the house band, and other artists like the New York Dolls, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Marley, Aerosmith and Madonna played pivotal early gigs. The book also features an interview with Mickey Ruskin, the legendary owner, art patron and doorman who gave the artists the endless bar tabs and free food that fueled the most creative scene and exchange of ideas making New York City the most dynamic place on earth in the 60s and 70s.
Edited by Steven Kasher, with luminous photographs by Bob Gruen, Anton Perich, Billy Name and more, and contributions by Lou Reed, Lenny Kaye, Danny Fields, and Steven Watson, the book captures the exuberance and decadence of one of the coolest pop cultural institutions of all time.
The book will be launched in conjunction with art exhibition Max's Kansas City at Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea, NY September 15 - October 9, 2010. Featuring over 100 vintage and modern photographs in black and white and color shot at Max's as well as large-scale sculptures and paintings by the inner circle of Max's Kansas City, artists including John Chamberlain, Forrest Myers, Dan Flavin, Larry Poons, Andy Warhol and more.
Coinciding with the Max's Kansas City exhibit at Steven Kasher Gallery, The Loretta Howard Gallery presents the group exhibition: Artist's at Max's Kansas City, 1965-1974: Hetero-holics and Some Women Too, organized by Maurice Tuchman.
