Illegal living : 80 Wooster Street and the evolution of SoHo /

Illegal living : 80 Wooster Street and the evolution of SoHo /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Bernstein, Roslyn.
Imprint:	Vilnius, Lithuania : Jonas Mekas Foundation, c2010.
Description:	xv, 300 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Urban renewal -- New York (State) -- New York. Artists and community -- New York (State) -- New York. Artist colonies -- New York (State) -- New York. Artist colonies. Artists and community. Urban renewal. SoHo (New York, N.Y.) New York (State) -- New York. New York (State) -- New York -- SoHo.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8164839

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Other authors / contributors:	Shapiro, Shael.
ISBN:	9786099517209 (pbk.) 6099517200 (pbk.)
Notes:	Tells "the story of the building at 80 Wooster Street in New York and the people who lived and worked there. The first of 16 artists' coops started by George Maciunas, founder of the Fluxus art movement, Fluxhouse Coop II spurred the development of SoHo and the spread of worldwide loft conversions. ... The authors reveal the myriad ways that the legal formalities and unavoidable business decisions of a live-work cooperative were shaped on a daily basis."-- back cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-295) and index.

Table of Contents:

A neighborhood of dwellings
The industrial years
George Maciunas: the father of SoHo
Jonas Mekas and Cinematheque: the artistic center of SoHo
Early settlers: the formative years
Political activism: making it legal
An artist community emerges
SoHo matures
Less art- more real estate
Where is the art?