After reading Lizzy Goodman’s 'Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001–2011,' director and former curator Hala Matar saw the book’s potential to become an art exhibit.
After reading Lizzy Goodman’s, director and former curator Hala Matar saw the book’s potential to become an art exhibit.
Named after a song by The Strokes, Goodman’s saga details the birth of a “manically joyful” music scene in post-9/11 New York City -- one of the final true breakout moments for old-school American rock and roll. The book follows some of the decade’s most influential musicians in an oral history compiled of over 200 original interviews. , located at The Hole gallery in the East Village through September 22. Composed of over 70 works, the exhibit acts as a visual counterpart to Goodman’s book.
It took a year for Matar and Goodman to fully realize the exhibit. They first presented the idea to The Hole’s owner and director, Kathy Grayson, who along with a variety of musicians, gave Matar and Goodman the stamp of approval.
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