Howl! Happening is hosting the Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor Photography Show this Saturday, October 8th at 7pm. Capturing many protagonists and venues—from the Mudd Club to Club 57 to Danceteria to the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge—these photographs provide a compelling portrait of New York in the midst of its participatory peak.
Join us on Saturday to celebrate the photographs from Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor!
Captions for media images for Lawrence, Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983 Captions for media images for Lawrence, Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983 Duke University Press, September 2016. Anita Sarko DJ-ing at the Mudd Club, ca. 1980. Photograph by and courtesy of Scott Morgan. Captions for media images for Lawrence, Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983 Duke University Press, September 2016. The Paradise Garage dance floor, 1979. Photo © 2016 Bill Bernstein from Disco: The Bill Bernstein Photographs (Reel Art Press). Captions for media images for Lawrence, Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983 Duke University Press, September 2016. Fred “Fab 5 Fredd” Brathwaite after filming of TV Party, 1980. Photograph by and courtesy of Bobby Grossman. Captions for media images for Lawrence, Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983 Duke University Press, September 2016. Futura and Patti Astor at their “art opening and barbecue,” 3rd Street, 1981. Photograph by and courtesy of Anita Rosenberg. Captions for media images for Lawrence, Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983 Duke University Press, September 2016. Ruza Blue at Danceteria, 1984. Photograph by and courtesy of Rhonda Paster. Captions for media images for Lawrence, Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983 Duke University Press, September 2016. (Left to right) Keith Haring, unknown, Grace Jones, Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite at the Fun Gallery, ca. 1983. Photograph by and courtesy of Ande Whyland. Captions for media images for Lawrence, Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983 Duke University Press, September 2016. Jean-Michel Basquiat DJ-ing in the lounge at Area, 1986. Photograph by and courtesy of Johnny Dynell.
