The exhibition pays tribute to the people of New York - from the pimps and the pushers to the police and the politicians, the musicians and the artists to everyday citizens - whose perseverance during these years reveals the true spirit of our city.
New York City in the 1970s
That 70s Show is an ode to a city long forgotten, a city on the brink of bankruptcy, rife with anarchy, brimming with uninhibited flavor and fearless adventure: New York City in the 70s. The exhibition pays tribute to the people of New York--from the pimps and the pushers to the police and the politicians, the musicians and the artists to everyday citizens--whose perseverance during these years reveals the true spirit of our city. That 70s Show takes us back to a time of crisis and creativity, anxiety and artistry, madness and majesty--when genius burned up the sky like the Bronx on fire.
Featured artists include:
* Charlie Ahearn, writer, director, and producer of Wild Style
* Alvin Baltrop (1948-2004), Vietnam-era veteran and photographer of
New York's West Side Piers from 1975-1986
* Roberta Bayley, Queen of punk rock photography
* BLADE, King of graff; only living artist other than Warhol to be
on cover of Sotheby's catalogue
* Joe Conzo, photographer shooting hip hop and salsa in the Bronx
during the 1970s
* Martha Cooper, photographer of Subway Art, Hip Hop Files:
1979-1984, and We B*Girlz
* DAZE, old-school graffiti legend and artist
* Misha Erwitt, noted photojournalist
* John Fekner, famed street artist whose stencils in the Bronx
defined the era
* Larry Fink, celebrated photographer and author five books
including Social Graces
* Flo Fox, old-school street photographer
* Jill Freedman, acclaimed documentary photographer and author of
Street Cops
* Carol Friedman, portrait photographer and author of The Jazz Pictures
* Ron Galella, godfather of the paparazzi and author of five books
including Disco Years
* Flint Gennari, old-school graffiti pioneer and fine art
photojournalist
* Godlis, the CBGBs photographer
* Arlene Gottfried, author of Midnight and Sometimes Overwhelming
* Bobby Grossman, photographer and star of Downtown 81
* IZ THE WIZ, old-school graffiti legend and artist
* Lisa Kahane, documentary photographer shooting the South Bronx in
the late 70s
* Seth Kushner, portrait photographer and author of The Brooklynites
* Helen Levitt, celebrated street photographer and author of Slide
Show, Here and There
* Builder Levy, noted photographer; author of Images of Appalachian
Coalfields and Builder Levy Photographer
* Christopher Makos, famed Warhol photographer and Factory personality
* Maripol, Queen of the Polaroid, stylist extraordinaire, and film
producer
* Susan Meiselas, Magnum photographer and author of Carnival Strippers
* Metal Man Ed, metal sculptor
* Anton Perich, publisher of Night magazine, painter, photographer
and video artist
* Dustin Pittman, W and WWD fashion photographer and 70s pop-culture
documentarian
* Joseph Rodriguez, acclaimed photojournalist and author of four books
* Thomas Roma, Guggenheim Fellow and Director of the Photography at
Columbia University
* Jamel Shabazz, celebrated street photographer and author of Back
in the Days
* SEEN, old-school graffiti legend
* SHADOW aka Christopher Lee, old-school graffiti pioneer
* SNAKE 1, one of the founders of Writers Corner188
* Harvey Stein, street and portrait photographer, author of four
books including Coney Island
* Straightman aka LAVA, old-school graffiti writer and flyer king
* Helen M. Stummer, fine art photo documentarian, author of No Easy
Walk, Newark, 1980-1993
* Allan Tannenbaum, photojournalist for SoHo Weekly News and author
of New York in the 70s
* James TOP, old-school graffiti pioneer and artist
* Harvey Wang, award-winning filmmaker, photographer, and author of
Harvey Wang's New York and Flophouse
* Dondi White, old-school graffiti legend and artist
Image from PowerHouse Arena.
Opening: Friday, March 9, 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Dumbo
37 Main St New York
Opening hours: mo-fri 10 - 7; weekends 11 - 7