New York

Brooklyn’s Empire Rollerdrome opened its doors in 1941 and soon became the borough’s premier destination for recreational and competitive roller skating. But it wasn’t until the late 1970s that the celebrated rink reached iconic status by replacing its organist with a live DJ, installing...

Andy Warhol (1928–1987) remains an icon of the 20th century and a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. He also was an obsessive collector of things large and small, ordinary and quirky. The Time Capsules are Warhol’s largest collecting project, in which he saved source...

This timely and original study transforms our understanding of the relationship between art and economics. Bearing witness to the changing economic landscape amid the Cold War, artists in the 1960s created works that critiqued, reshaped, and sometimes reinforced the spirit of capitalism. At a time...

Writings about Andy Warhol by critics, artists, cultural theorists, and Factory associates together with archival material, interviews, and texts by Warhol himself. The impact of Andy Warhol on contemporary culture is incalculable. Painter, sculptor, printmaker, filmmaker, publisher, TV personality, socialite, diarist, graphic artist, collector,...

The One Work series is a library of small books, each title focusing on a single artwork that has significantly shaped the way we understand art and its history. An illustrated examination of a work - a Warhol that isn't by Warhol - that...

An engaging exploration of the relationship between avant-garde art and American network television from the 1940s through the 1970s. The aesthetics and concepts of modern art have influenced American television ever since its inception in the 1930s. In return, early television introduced the public to...

Before they became two of America’s most iconic pop artists, Andy Warhol and Robert Indiana were young aspiring creatives, living in New York. There, they met and befriended William John Kennedy, who would take some of the first photographs of these artists in their...

Part detective story, part art history, part memoir, and part courtroom drama, Warhol After Warhol is a spellbinding account of the dark connection between money, power, and art. Critic Richard Dorment reveals the corruption and lies of the art world and its mystifying authentication...

These photographs of every type of store - including bodegas, hardware stores, barber shops, religious article supply stores and tyre shops create a striking canvas that reflects the cultural vibrancy and creative energy of Brooklyn life. Over the years Paul Lacy has managed to capture every...