Photographs from The View from a Volcano: The Kitchen’s Soho Years, 1971-85

Bill Etra and Steina Vasulka, 1972 The Kitchen, 1971 Vasulka Archive Photos The Kitchen, 1972 Vasulka Archive Photos Vasulka Archive Photos

Steina Vasulka Performance at The Kitchen, 1972 Editing at The Kitchen, 1972 Vasulka Archive Photos Vasulka Archive Photos Ben Tatti installation view, 1972 Vasulka Archive Photos

Jim Burton, event, 1973 Jim Burton, John Cage event, 1973 Photo: Kathy Landman Photo: Kathy Landman Jim Burton, John Cage event, 1973 Photo: Kathy Landman

Ira Schneider, John Deak, performance still, 1973 The Kitchen Space, 1974 Manhattan is an Island, 1974 Photo: Kathy Landman Photo: Kathy Landman

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Charlemagne Palestine, 1974 Beryl Korot, Dachau 74, 1974 Photo: Kathy Landman Photo: Mary Lucier Performing at Soup and Tart, 1974

Steve Paxton,

Contact Improvisation, 1975 Soup & Tart, 1974 , Photo: Kathy Landman Photo: Kathy Landman , 1975

Photo: Kathy Landman

Steve Paxton, Composers inside Electronics, 1975 Contact Improvisation, 1975 Photo: Kathy Landman Photo: Kathy Landman Dennis Oppenheim Untitled installation, 1975

Shikego Kubato, Marcel Duchamp’s Grave, 1975 Cornelius Cardew Photo: Kath Landman Alvin Lucier, performing “Still and Concert, 1975 Moving Lines of Silence in Families of Photo: Kathy Landman Hyperboles”, 1975 Photo: Kathy Landman

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Robert Kushner, performing Robert Kushner, performing “Persian Line” at The Kitchen, 1975 Robert Kushner, performing “Persian Line” at The Kitchen, 1975 Photo: Kathy Landman “Persian Line” at The Kitchen, 1975 Photo: Kathy Landman Photo: Kathy Landman

Mary Lucier Fire Writing/Video, 1975 David Tudor Rainforest, 1975 David Tudor Photo: David Arky Rainforest, 1975 Photo: Kathy Landman Photo: Kathy Landman

Christopher Knowles Christopher Knowles Solo Piece, 1976 Christopher Knowles Emily Likes the TV, 1976 Photo: Mary Lucier Emily Likes the TV, 1976 Photo: Babette Mangolte Photo: Babette Mangolte

Vito Acconci, Laurence Weiner Christopher Knowles Space Opera installation, 1976 Do You Believe in Water?, 1976 Emily Likes the TV, 1976 Photo: Daniel Buren

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Carolee Schneeman Talking Heads, 1976 Robert Ashley Up to and including her limits, 1976 Photo: Kathy Landman Music with Roots in the Aether, 1977 Photo: Teri Slotkin Photo: Babette Mangolte

Joan Jonas Arthur Russell, David Salle, Juniper Tree, 1977 Performing at The Kitchen, 1977 Bearding the Lion in his Den, 1977 Photo: Peter Moore Photo: Terri Bloom

Vito Acconci, Vito Acconci, Cosmos VD Lives, TV Must Die, 1977 VD Lives, TV Must Die, 1977 The First International Typing Contest, Photo: E. Lee White Photo: Vito Acconci 1977 Photo: Cosmos

Amy Taubin Michael Smith Interim Adviso [Subject(s) to change], Let’s see what’s in the refrigerator, 1978 Dara Birnbaum 1978 Photo: Martha Wilson [A]drift of Politics, 1978 Photo: Mark Merrett Photo: Dara Birnbaum

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Dara Birnbaum Lucinda Childs LOLO [A]drift of Politics, 1978 At The Kitchen, ND At The Kitchen, 1978 Photo: Kevin Noble Photo: Nathaniel Tileston Photo: Nathaniel Tileston

Dana Reitz Steve Reich Journey for Two Sides A Solo Dance Duet, 1978 New Music, New York, 1979 Photo: Nathaniel Tileston Photo: Shigeo Anzai Karole Armitage with Rhys Chatham, 1979

Pauline Oliveros, Troy Brauntuch Troy Brauntuch New Music, New York, 1979 Installation view, 1979 Installation view, 1979 Photo: Shigeo Anzai Photo: Troy Brauntuch Photo: Troy Brauntuch

Gamelan Sons of Lion Robert Longo Alex Dea and Wesleyan Gamelan, Boys Slow Dance, 1979 1979 Photo: Robert Longo Molissa Fenley, ND Photo: Shigeo Anzai Photo: Paula Court

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Meredith Monk

Mary Overlie New Music, New York, 1979 Photo: Shigeo Anzai And Company, Hero, 1979 Michael Nyman, 1979 Photo: Mary Patera Photo: Kira Petrov

Rhys Chatham and Robert Longo, 1980 Z’ev Taylor Mead Photo: Paula Court At The Kitchen, 1980 Harrisburg Mon Amour, 1980 Photo: Paula Court Photo: Kevin Noble

George Lewis

At The Kitchen, 1980 Mike Kelley Funk Four plus One, 1980 Photo: Paula Court The Parasite Lily, 1980 Photo: Paula Court Photo: Paula Court

Acconci, Instant House, 1980

Acconci, Moveable Floor, 1980 Photo: Vito Acconci Acconci, Instant House, 1980 Photo: Vito Acconci Photo: Vito Acconci

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Glenn Branca, 1980 The Kipper Kids Douglas Dunn, 1980 Silly Ceremonies, 1980 Photo: Paula Court Photo: Kevin Noble Photo: Shigeo Anzai

Laurie Anderson Laurie Anderson John Zorn United States Part II, 1980 United States Part II, 1980 At The Kitchen, 1980 Photo: Paula Court Photo: Paula Court Photo: Paula Court

Bush Tetras

Dubbed in Glamour, 1980 Cookie Mueller Jack Goldstein, 1980 Photo: Paula Court Photo: Kevin Noble Dubbed in Glamour, 1980 Photo: Paula Court

Kathy Acker Julius Eastman, 1980 Picture Promises, 1981 At The Kitchen, 1981 Photo: Paula Court Photo: Kevin Noble Photo: Paula Court

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Picture Promises, 1981 Julius Hemphill Spalding Gray Photo: Paula Court Ralph Ellison’s Long Tongue, 1981 God is Dead My Co-Pilot, 1981 Photo: Paula Court Photo: Paula Court

Fab 5 Freddy, At Aluminum Nights, 1981 David VanTiegham, 1981 Photo: Paula Court Aluminum Nights crowd, 1981 Photo: Paula Court Photo: Paula Court

Philip Glass Branca and Ranaldo Aluminum Nights, 1981 At Aluminum Nights, 1981 Performing at Aluminum Nights, 1981 Photo: Joan Logue Photo: Paula Court Photo: Paula Court

DNA Steina and Woody Vasulka Performing at Aluminum Nights, 1981 John Giorno At Bond’s, Aluminum Nights, 1981 Photo: Paula Court Performing at Aluminum Nights, 1981 Photo: Paula Court Photo: Paula Court

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Simone Forti, 1981 , Installation view Rocksteady Crew Photo: Paula Court of Primarily Speaking, 1981 Crazy Legs at The Kitchen, 1981 Photo: Paula Court Photo: Paula Court

Rocksteady Crew Wendy Perron At The Kitchen, 1981 The Paris Sciences, 1981 Photo: Paula Court Rocksteady Crew, 1981 Photo: Paula Court

Ann Magnuson and Kenny Scharf Christmas Special at The Kitchen, 1981 Douglas Ewert Photo: Paula Court Bamboo Forest, 1981 Disband, 1981 Photo: Paula Court Photo: Paula Court

Matt Mulllican Matt Mulllican Performance with Hypnosis, 1981 Performance with Hypnosis, 1981 Ned Sublette, And the Southwesterners Photo: Paula Court Photo: Paula Court in the West, 1981 Photo: Paula Court

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Andy Mannick Miss 3D A Tribute to , 1981 Sylvere Lotringer Polysexuality, 1981 Photo: Paula Court Polysexuality, 1981 Photo: Robin Holland

Photo: Robin Holland

Stuart Sherman Retrospective: Four Performances, Manuel DeLanda 1981 Bill T. Jones and Artie Zane Polysexuality, 1981 Photo: Nathaniel Tileston Valley Cottage at The Kitchen, 1981 Photo: Robin Holland Photo: Paula Court

Boris Policeband Bill T. Jones and Artie Zane And , 3 Nights of Solo, Elizabeth Streb At The Kitchen, 1981 1981 Fall Line, 1982 Photo: Paula Court Photo: Paula Court Photo: Paula Court

Christian Marclay Diamanda Galas Wild Women with Steak Knives, 1982 His Master’s Voice, 1982 Robert Longo Photo: Paula Court Photo: Teri Bloom At The Kitchen, 1982

Photo: Paula Court

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Christian Marclay Rhys Chatham, 1982 Beastie Boys, Appearing at Bands at Disc Composition, 1982 Photo: Paula Court The Kitchen, 1982 Photo: Paula Court Photo: Teri Bloom

Lisa Fox Hope Gillerman In Jim Self and Dancers Tim Miller On the Staten Island Ferry, 1982 The Cost of Living, 1983 Photo: Paula Court Performance, 1983 Photo: Mary Paterna Photo: Harriet Goldstein

John Miller Pooh Kaye Recent Work, Installation view, 1983 Eccentric Motions, 1983 Photo: John Miller Fab5Freddy, 1983 Photo: Teri Bloom Photo: Paula Court

Komar and Melamid Arto Lindsay Nam June Paik Art is for the People, 1984 And the Ambitious Lovers, 1984 Good Morning Mr. Orwell, 1984 Photo: Vitaly Komar Photo: Doll Mohead Photo: Lorenza Bianda

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Bill T. Jones Christian Marclay “Two Moon July”, 1985 Ed Bowes At The Kitchen, 1985 Photo: Paula Court On the set of “Two Moon July”, 1985 Photo: Paula Court Photo: Paula Court

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David Byrne Charlemagne Palestine On the set of “Two Moon July”, 1985 Spectral Continuum for Piano, 1974 Photo: Paula Court

Robert Mappelthorpe, 1977 Dara Birnbaum Sherrie Levine, 1979 (A) Drift of Politics, 1978

Robert Longo Stuart Sherman’s Tenth Spectacle, 1978 Boys Slow Dance, 1979 Cindy Sherman Untitled Film Stills, 1980

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Jack Goldstein A Sound Installation, 1980 Persuasion(s), 1983