by Bryan | Oct 23, 2014 | Art, Cultural History, Events
Friends of our too-long moribund Writing New York site, I hope you’ll come say hello while I’m in town, briefly, to participate in the following event, which draws on a new research project I’ve undertaken re: New York in the Age of Warhol. Andy...
by Bryan | May 21, 2012 | Neighborhood Scenes, Teaching, Writing New York
For the past couple summers I’ve taught two versions of the same course, though with separate titles and a few tweaks that suggest multiple possibilities for ordering the material we examine. The undergrad version of the course is called Downtown Scenes,...
by Bryan | May 26, 2011 | Art, Film
Happening from Django's Ghost on Vimeo. From Ubuweb: “An irreverent portrait of America of the 60s seen through the experiences of artists of the Beat Generation and Pop Art. The America of the Vietnam war, ploughed by contradictions and explosive social...
by Bryan | May 26, 2011 | Film, Music, Pop Culture
Music by Lou Reed, images from a number of Warhol’s films. Ellen Willis writes in 1979, a year after “Street Hassle” was released: Though Lou Reed rejected optimism, he was enough of his time to crave transcendence. And finally — as “Rock...
by Bryan | Apr 12, 2011 | Art, Film, Music, Neighborhood Scenes, Writing New York
Previously on PWHNY. Also. And. A few people and/or pieces mentioned in this morning’s lecture on Downtown Scenes from 1950 to 67 or so.
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