I'd be interested in anyone can recommend good books or movies about the NYC art scene of the late '70s or '80s. (I've seen Downtown 81; it's good, but not a documentary. It does capture the downtown NYC of that time, though.)
The whole loft scene was a result of squatting in empty industrial facilities, thanks to economic downturn.
Indeed. NYC in the '70s and '80s was a dangerously magical (and magically dangerous) place.
Some good resources:
VH1's (no, seriously) "NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1080761/)
Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever (http://www.amazon.com/Love-Goes-Buildings-Fire-ebook/dp/B005...)
I'd be interested in anyone can recommend good books or movies about the NYC art scene of the late '70s or '80s. (I've seen Downtown 81; it's good, but not a documentary. It does capture the downtown NYC of that time, though.)
The whole loft scene was a result of squatting in empty industrial facilities, thanks to economic downturn.