The year 1985 took me in a new direction. After answering an ad in the New York Times, I was appointed curator at the Queens Museum. For most of my time at the museum, I still lived at 98 Bowery…
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Curator Marc H. Miller remembers his years at the Queens Museum, New York from 1985 - 1990. An album of photographs shows exhibitions by Laurie Anderson, Keith Haring, George Rhoads, Luis Cruz Azaceta, Tom Wesselman.
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The complete catalogue for the exhibition Television's Impact on Contemporary Art at the Queens Museum, New York, 1986. Television's influence of painting, photography, and other traditional, static mediums from Pop Art to East Village Art.
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An exhibition by Sandra Fabara (Lady Pink) at the Queens Museum, New York, 1990. Text from the catalogue recounts her rise from subway graffiti artist to working on canvas and exhibiting in galleries and museums.
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The 1994 exhibition "Louis Armstrong: A Cultural Legacy" told Armstrong's life story by combining documentary photographs, ephemera, and memorabilia with fine art that more broadly expressed the spirit of jazz and the importance of African-American culture.
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The exhibition "Hey! Ho! Let's Go! Ramones and the Birth of Punk" marks the 40th anniversary of the Ramones' debut album, and takes place near their hometown of Forest Hills, Queens.
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The website 98 Bowery recounts a time when everyone in the East Village seemed to be an artist, and has inspired a number of real-world exhibitions and events.
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