BACK ON BOWERY, 1981-85

Bettie and I returned to the Bowery as the American correspondents of the Dutch magazine Nieuwe Revu. Increasingly, we saw ourselves as journalists and our next project "Unforgettable Moments" was conceived as much for publication as for exhibition. The East Village was now filled with art galleries, and many of the people that were part of our Punk Art show were now leaders in the evolving scene. I collaborated with Alan Moore on a book about ABC No Rio, an alternative art space he helped start in the Lower East Side. I also began working on ART/new york, a video magazine about art started by Paul Tschinkel. In addition, I had a monthly column, "Miller's Memorabilia" in the East Village Eye.

Posts in 1981-85

Exhibitions 1983-84

The year 1983 saw a shift at ABC No Rio as the volunteer artist administrator who had started and still ran the gallery passed the baton to a new group of artists who were primarily committed to performance and multi-media.

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Poetry

Through an ongoing series of poetry readings ABC No Rio helped continue the bohemian, multi-cultural and impassioned spirit that characterizes the Lower East Side's rich poetry tradition.

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The Advertisements

Today, the advertisements gathered in 1985 to pay for the printing of the ABC No Rio book are a time capsule of the first moments in the careers of up-and-coming artists and of early hot spots of the East Village art scene.

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Addendum

"ABC No Rio Dinero is in large measure a conventional victory story. A militant polemic and direct action are rewarded with an accommodation by power, then the fun begins." From the "Afterward" by Alan W. Moore for the book ABC No Rio Dinero; the Story of A Lower East Side Art Gallery.

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Artists' Links & Credits

Most of the artists that were featured in the book ABC No Rio Dinero: The Story of A Lower East Side Art Gallery are still active today. Learn more about how their art evolved over the last 25 years through these website links.

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