A Walking Tour Of The East Village 1985
posted April 10, 2018 #
Listen, I know you don't have 45 minutes to sit back and watch a documentary from 1985 but if you do have that kind of time on your hands - give this Walking Tour of the East Village a spin. Host and performance artist Barbara Lehman walks through the area of NYC during a period of transition, speaking with various vendors and folks around the community.
I don't know what it was about that era that is so fascinating but there's a certain group of people that really made for an enlightened, artistic time. It was probably uncomfortable in terms of actual living conditions but it was a unique time, to say the least.
The video is actually included in part of a MoMA exhibit called Club 57, that documents the era of performance art and film in the East Village from 1978 to 1983.
I don't know what it was about that era that is so fascinating but there's a certain group of people that really made for an enlightened, artistic time. It was probably uncomfortable in terms of actual living conditions but it was a unique time, to say the least.
The video is actually included in part of a MoMA exhibit called Club 57, that documents the era of performance art and film in the East Village from 1978 to 1983.