Image series 36 / 2021: New York Disco Era
Studio 54
6 September 2021
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By: Bettina Pfleging
More than a disco, Studio 54 was where the celebrities of the day partied every night in New York in the 1970s and 1980s. From April 1977 to February 1980, the nightclub founded by Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager on 54th Street in Manhattan was New York’s hottest address.
Many photos, parts of the club’s equipment, costumes and sketches of the legendary nightclub in the exhibition show a lot of the cult status that Studio 54 achieved through elaborate design, exuberant parties and the selected music.
„Studio 54: Night Magic“
26 June to 17 October 2021, Dortmunder U
Brooklyn Museum, New York City
Norman Bel Geddes, Worthen Paxton. Seltzer Bottle, design introduced 1938, 25,4 × 10,8 × 10,8 cm, New York City; Nutzerdatenbank, prometheus – Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv für Forschung & Lehre
Anchor Hocking Glass Company. Cocktail Glass, “Manhattan” Pattern, ca. 1938-1941, molded glass, 13 × 13,7 × 13,7 cm, New York City; Nutzerdatenbank, prometheus – Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv für Forschung & Lehre
Larry Fink. Studio 54, New York City, Ausschnitt, 1977, Gelatin silver print, 23,9 × 24,8 cm, Cleveland; The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Larry Fink. Studio 54, New York City, 1976, Gelatin silver print, Cleveland; The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Larry Fink. Studio 54, New York City, Ausschnitt, May 1977, Gelatin silver print, 34,6 × 35,6 cm, New York City; Nutzerdatenbank, prometheus – Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv für Forschung & Lehre
Larry Fink. Studio 54, New York City, May 1977, Ausschnitt, 1977, Gelatin silver print, 24,9 × 25 cm, Cleveland; The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Larry Fink. Studio 54, New York City, May 1977, Ausschnitt, 1977, Gelatin silver print, 24,9 × 25 cm, Cleveland; The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art
John Vassos. RCA Victor Special Model K, Portable Electric Phonograph, Ausschnitt, ca. 1935, 19,7 × 41,3 × 43,8 cm, New York City; Nutzerdatenbank, prometheus – Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv für Forschung & Lehre
