Macioce Michael (3 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Cover and spine in good condition, minor marks on back cover. Spine is tight. Pages are clean, no markings, notes or stains. Appears to be inscribed to Steve by author. Ships from Friends bookstore to benefit Beaverton (Oregon) library.

Trade Paperback. Condition: USED Very Good. Introduction by John Zorn. Inscribed on title page by photographer. Inscribed by Author.

Fifteen photographs taken by Michael Macioce at the final performance of the Sun Ra Arkestra at the Squat Theatre in 1981. These photos, developed from a long-forgotten roll of film, were printed by the photographer in a unique edition. The Squat Theatre, a legendary performance space on New York's West 23rd Street, was an important site for groundbreaking and avant-garde music at the dawn of the 1980s. The venue was originally born out of the Hungarian experimental theatre company of the same name, first founded by Peter Breznyik Berg, Marianne Kollar, Péter Halász, Anna Koós, Stephan Balint, and Eva Buchmuller. The theatre collective performed from 1968 to 1991 across multiple continents. Originally founded as the Kassák Haz Studió and based out of Budapest, the company eventually fled the country, first to Paris and ultimately New York City, due to censorship by the Hungarian government. Their eventual change of name to the Squat Theatre was a reference to the radical group's willingness to perform in any space made available to them. Indeed, the space they settled in on West 23rd Street in 1977 was simply a storefront, and they remained there until they lost their lease in 1985. Along with performing their own plays, the space functioned as an underground movie theater, and between 1979 and 1981, as an important venue for the city's experimental jazz, funk, and no-wave scenes. The Sun Ra Arkestra were frequent and beloved performers during these years. When the Squat decided to stop hosting live music, they were booked for the final night. These photos document the group's ascension to the stage and the beginning of their performance, for that last Squat Theatre show on 9 May 1981. Following their final night as a music venue, the Squat performed their next piece, the legendary "Mr. Dead & Mrs. Free," which was inspired by the cross-pollination between the theatre company and the musicians they hosted. Photographer Michael Macioce, who extensively documented New York's downtown music scenes, captured these photographs of the Squat's final show. The roll of film had been lost, but he rediscovered it in 2022 and printed these 15 photographs in a single edition for an exhibition in Pittsburgh. Each print is numbered, titled, and signed by Macioce on the verso: "Sun Ra Arkestra | Squat Theatre 1981 | Photo & print by Macioce." A unique group of photos of the Arkestra, also capturing a moment of a now-bygone era of New York City. 15 silver gelatin prints. 11 x 14 in, matted to 16 x 19 3/4 in. Each annotated and signed by Macioce in ink on the verso. Very good.