In the tumultuous years between 1971 and 1983, the writer and photographer Bob Colacello, still only in his 20s, was the editor of Andy Warhol’s dashing, daring Interview magazine. During a trip with his mentor, Colacello bought a Minox, an inconspicuous pocket camera that was allegedly used by spies during the Cold War. He began documenting everything: exclusive parties, dinners, and weddings as well as behind-the-scenes dramas at the Factory and Studio 54. “I never planned or plotted any of this,” Colacello writes. “I have however, always followed my mother’s dictum: When opportunity knocks, open the door!” Through his lens, this exhibition captures the heady social gatherings of artists who defined the 70s and 80s. —E.C.
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