Art After Midnight: The East Village Scene

By Steven Hager

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312049765
• ISBN13: 9780312049768
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Length: 133 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 10.0" x 2.0"

Customer Reviews

I was there and saw it all......well almost all.

This is a great book, I bought a few of them at the time (first edition) and I collected the art from many of the artists and also some great one at the time not mentioned in this particular book, but in others. If you want to see part of my collection you can go to [...] Enjoy!!!! Bodi Lucas bodilucas1@yahoo.com

Not just Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat...

This book changed my life as an artist. I picked it up the paperback version of this in the late 80's when it was first published and it shaped the style of art I do today. My favorite person in this book is still relatively unheard of: Kenny Sharf. Many of the artists are unknowns, and that is what I like about this book. It's nice to hear about artists other than the standard Andy Warhols. It talks about graffiti art, punk art, the clubs (CBGBs, Club 57, Mudd Club), the music (the Ramones, Klaus Nomi, Television to name a few), the parties (Lydia Lunch, Ann Magnuson, the Fun Gallery)...the whole art scene in the East Village during the 70s and 80s. Most of the illustrations are in black and white (at least in the paperback), which is a shame because I bet the artwork is better represented in color.Great read!

I love this book, its a funky and informative scene book.

Well, i am not from New York and don't know how authentic this book is - but i certainly enjoyed it. Art after Midnight chronicles the development of the East Village Art Scene. It's interesting to read about Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat before they became famous. Lots of great pictures and history. A treasure.