James Kalm returns to the East Village for this tribute exhibition to the golden age of Downtown Grunge. Between 1981 and 1987 the East Village was home to over eighty galleries, with its own night clubs, cabarets and Rock’n'Roll venues. With its extravagantly decadent life style, this frenzied drug fueled scene was also the nexus of a flowering of gay liberation. The onset of the AIDS epidemic, hit a broad swath of this community, and many succumbed. In short order the entire milieu collapsed. Featuring interviews with Robert Curcio and Rick Prol.
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Thanks for …
Thanks for documenting this. John Curcio had a great idea for a show. It was a wonderful reunion.
Great documentation …
Great documentation. 40-45 new galleries in the Bowery! Hmmm. I’ll check them out. Thank you James. Best-
Did you catch R. …
Did you catch R. Prol with a mouthful of gummy bears? It looks like great fun, but few of the paintings made me pause the video. Thanks times three.
Those were the days.
Those were the days.
Thanks again really …
Thanks again really interesting to see and hear;)
listening to your …
listening to your talk with Rick Prol was my favorite thing you have done, that was great… because you were both there….thanks:)