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Our good friend and the original ‘Queen of the Downtown Scene’ Patti Astor, has released her memoirs, Fun Gallery… the True Story, chronicling her experiences and those of her friends during the 1980’s legendary NYC East Village scene. The book features stories about Keith Haring, Fab 5 Freddy, Basquiat, DONDI, LEE, Kenny Scharf, Zephyr and more.
Personally signed copies of FUN Gallery…The True Story are available exclusively at www.thefungallery.com
“Patti Astor, star of ‘Wild Style’ and the ‘Queen of The Downtown Scene’ has written her memoir, Fun Gallery … the True Story, a funny, no-bullshit chronicle of the East Village art scene in the 1980s.”
Vulture.com
“FUN Gallery, located on East 10th Street in the East Village, was a place where neighborhood kids, downtown artists, b-boys, rock, film and rap stars mixed with museum directors, art historians and uptown collectors at wild openings featuring artists like Futura, Fab 5 Freddy, Lee Quiñones, Kenny Scharf, Keith , Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Astor’s memoir retains the unmistakable Astor voice, both coquettish and cutting, and captures that very heady moment in downtown New York history.”
PAPER Magazine
Abbie Hoffman, Jimi Hendrix, Woodstock, Weathermen and the Rolling Stones kick off a rollercoaster ride: a perfect 50’s childhood, the civil rights struggles of the 60’s and a leadership role in the antiwar activism of SDS. From a punk rocker hanging at CBGB’s in 1975 with local bands Talking Heads and Blondie, she starred in over a dozen beyond low-budget films, Rome ’78, The Long Island Four, Snakewoman, Underground U.S.A. and the landmark hip-hop epic, Wild Style.
Jump on board this incredible adventure and get down with the unique FUN Gallery Crew of Fab 5 Freddy, Keith Haring, Jean Michel Basquiat , DONDI, LEE, Kenny Scharf and Zephyr hanging with Rock Steady Crew, Clash, Afrika Bambaata, Leo Castelli, Paul Simon, Andy Warhol, Johnny Rotten, Julian Schnabel, Beastie Boys (as bratty teens), Matt Dillon and Madonna!
