Gallery of Rock: James Hamilton's first show of photographs of music world luminaries at KS Art

The room was packed with a downtown musicians, film makers, writers and editors on November 12th, all gathered to celebrate and pay homage to one of the (THE?) greatest documentary photographer of the American rock scene, James Hamilton who opened his first exhibition of B & W photographs of music world luminaries at KS Art in Tribeca.  This uber glam party was in conjunction with the launching of his monograph published by Ecstatic Peace Library. All of the images included in this book were edited by musician Thurston Moore, who working closely over a period of weeks with James. The exhibition was curated by Elisabeth Biondi, editor of images at The New Yorker.




The scene:

Book editor Thurston Moore chats with writer Catherine Greenman, Kim Gordon and film director Tamra Davis. 

Below: Mary Barone, Artnet writer looks at James monograph.

Kerry Schuss (left) and curator of this exhibition, New Yorker Images Editor, Elisabeth Biondi at the opening.

above: Kerry Schuss and exhibition curator Elisabeth Biondi.

---Monica Forrestall