{"product_id":"hotel-chelsea-living-in-the-last-bohemian-haven-hardcover","title":"Hotel Chelsea: Living in the Last Bohemian Haven - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColin Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRay Mock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGaby Hoffmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn immersive photographic tour of the legendary Chelsea Hotel, whose residents share their stories and reveal the delirious history of this landmark.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJackson Pollock, Robert Mapplethorpe, Patti Smith, Dylan Thomas, Arthur Miller, Bob Dylan, Arthur C. Clarke, Andy Warhol, William S. Burroughs, Janis Joplin, Eugene O'Neill, Rufus Wainwright, Betsey Johnson, R. Crumb, Thomas Wolfe, Jasper Johns - these are just a few of the figures who at one time occupied one of the most alluring and storied residences ever: the Chelsea Hotel. Born during the Gilded Age and once the tallest building in New York, the twelve-story landmark has long been a magnet for artists, writers, musicians, and cultural provocateurs of all stripes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, photographer Colin Miller and writer Ray Mock intimately portray the enduring bohemian spirit of the Chelsea Hotel through interviews with nearly two dozen current residents and richly detailed photographs of their unique spaces. As documented in Miller's abundant photographs, these apartments project the quirky decorating sensibilities of urban aesthetes who largely work in film, theater, and the visual arts, resulting in deliriously ornamental spaces with a kitschy edge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeathering the overall homogenization of New York and the rapid transformation of the hotel itself - amid recent ownership changeovers and tenant lawsuits - residents remain in about seventy apartments while the rest of the units are converted to rentals (and revert to a hotel-stay basis, which had ceased in 2011). For the community of artists and intellectuals who remain, the uncertain status of the hotel is just another stage in a roller-coaster history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fascinating portrait of a strand of resilient bohemian New Yorkers and their creative, deeply idiosyncratic homes, Hotel Chelsea is a rich visual and narrative document of a cultural destination as complicated as it is mythical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColin Miller \u003c\/b\u003eis a photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. His photography focuses on architecture and interior design throughout the world. His work has been published in a variety of magazines, books, and websites including \u003ci\u003eElle Décor, Architectural Digest Germany, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e New York Times, Town and Country, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBon Appétit, \u003c\/i\u003eamong many others. He studied photography at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRay Mock \u003c\/b\u003eis a graffiti documentarian, street art critic, zine maven, and founder of the street art\/editions publisher Carnage (carnagenyc.com). He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBanksy in New York\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), a firsthand account of the internationally renowned street artist's month-long residency in the city. His photography has been featured in numerous books (\u003ci\u003eGraffiti 365, Wild Art, Banksy: You Are an Acceptable Level of Threat\u003c\/i\u003e), and he is a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eJuxtapoz, Vice, Mass Appeal, The Creators Project, \u003c\/i\u003e and other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaby Hoffmann\u003c\/b\u003e is a mother, partner, actress, director, and New Yorker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Auder\u003c\/b\u003e is a performance artist, actress, writer, portrait artist, provocateur, and yoga teacher. Her unique upbringing in the notorious Chelsea Hotel is detailed in a forthcoming memoir. She has appeared in several mainstream and experimental films including Wim Wenders's \u003ci\u003eThe State of Things\u003c\/i\u003e, Peggy Ahwesh's \u003ci\u003eThe Star Eaters\u003c\/i\u003e, and Rainer Judd's \u003ci\u003eRemember Back, Remember When\u003c\/i\u003e. Auder has acted in and contributed to the productions of world-renowned Hungarian theater group the Squat Theater and performed the one-woman play \u003ci\u003eDaddy's Girl\u003c\/i\u003e at the Kitchen. She is a recurring collaborator in the photographic projects of artist A.L. Steiner, and is a featured character in the HBO series \u003ci\u003eHigh Maintenance\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her family in Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 11.7 x 9.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765418033440,"sku":"9781580935258","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c2780273a398a0db167c5922ce6b8ee6.webp?v=1780269013","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hotel-chelsea-living-in-the-last-bohemian-haven-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}