Yeah Yeah Yeahs: ‘Meet Me In The Bathroom’ 2019 @ The Hole – Karen O
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Back to where it all started in NYC ? For the first time EVER #YYYs have gone deep into the archives for the #meetmeinthebathroom art show at The Hole.
We’re talking OG #FTT (Fever To Tell) era Karen O drawings, never before seen photos by Nick, vintage show posters and photos from Brian’s personal collection, stage clothes designed by Christian Joy, the original #ShowYourBones cover flag art designed by Julian Gross, smashed mics, early show flyers, and TONS MORE! Massive love and props to Lizzy Goodman & Hala Matar for making this a reality. If you’re in NY Sept 4-22nd, check it out! ❤️❤️❤️
MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM: THE ART SHOW
CURATED BY HALA MATAR AND LIZZY GOODMAN
September 4th – 22nd, 2019
The Hole is proud to present a thematic exhibition and performance series based on the book by Lizzy Goodman, Meet Me In the Bathroom an oral history of the rebirth of rock and roll in New York from 2001-2011. If the goal of the book, Meet Me in the Bathroom, was to transport the reader to the last era of dirty, druggy, manically joyful New York City, the goal of Meet Me in the Bathroom: The Art Show is to color in the sensory reality of that place. What did it really feel like to be in the birthplace of the American dream as the sun set on the 20th century? Through artworks made by the musicians whose work defined this era, the visual artists who were inspired by those sounds, and the artists whose legacy influenced both – plus performances by the bands themselves – we will generate a portal to the past that also serves as a prologue to the present.
If the goal of the book, Meet Me in the Bathroom, was to transport the reader to the last era of dirty, druggy, maniacally joyful New York City, the goal of Meet Me in the Bathroom: The Art Show is to color in the sensory reality of that place. What did it feel like to be in the birthplace of the American dream as the sun set on the 20th century?
Through memorabilia, polaroids, and over 70 artworks made by the musicians whose work defined this era, the visual artists who were inspired by those sounds, and the artists whose legacy influenced both—plus performances by the bands themselves—the exhibition generates a portal to the past that also serves as a prologue to the present.
The exhibition includes new and archival works by Rita Ackermann, Doug Aitken, Urs Fischer, Dan Colen, Nate Lowman, Rob Pruitt, and more. They are featured alongside artworks by musicians including Fischerspooner, Fabrizio Moretti of The Strokes, and Karen O and Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
