7/14/2008

TOTALLY RAD: NEW YORK IN THE 80s


ART:
Counterculture critic Steven Hager argues that eighties New York was a place where “underground ideas became marketable commodities, blatant careerism was in fashion, and young painters were rapidly replacing rock stars at the forefront of youth culture.” See if you agree at “Totally Rad,” Paul Kasmin Gallery’s homage to the golden era of excess still fetishized by nostalgic ex–club kids and envious young punks alike. — Miranda Siegel ( NYMAG )
Thru 09/06 at Paul Kasmin Gallery 293 Tenth Ave NYC