Max’s Kansas City: Art, Glamour, Rock and Roll
Max’s Kansas City: Art, Glamour, Rock and Roll is the ultimate photographic chronicle of New York City’s most legendary subculture crossroads. Edited by Steven Kasher and published by Abrams Image, this stunning hardcover captures the decadent heyday of Mickey Ruskin’s iconic Park Avenue South nightclub from the 1960s through the early 1980s. Max’s Kansas City served as the ultimate melting pot where revolutionary art, fashion, and music collided.
The book takes readers on a visual journey through the club’s famous rooms. Downstairs, artists like Willem de Kooning and Robert Rauschenberg famously settled their bar tabs with original artwork while Andy Warhol held court in the back room. Upstairs, the venue shaped the foundation of punk and glam rock, hosting historic performances by Max’s house band, The Velvet Underground, alongside the New York Dolls, Iggy Pop, and then-undiscovered talents like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Marley, and Madonna.
Extensively illustrated, the volume features rare black-and-white and full-color photographs by legendary photographers like Anton Perich. It also contains intimate essays and reminiscences from cultural titans who lived the experience, including Lou Reed, Lenny Kaye, Danny Fields, and Steven Watson. This book serves as an essential centerpiece for collectors, pop culture enthusiasts, and anyone fascinated by the golden era of New York City counterculture.
Product Specifications
- Title: Max’s Kansas City: Art, Glamour, Rock and Roll
- Author/Editor: Steven Kasher
- Publisher: Abrams Image (Harry N. Abrams)
- Publication Year: 2010
- Format: Hardcover with illustrations
- Page Count: 160 pages
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0810995972
- ISBN-13: 9780810995970
- Dimensions: 11.5 x 9.5 x 1 inches
VF as new. [16.0 top]
$ 150.00
