Artist Robert Longo catches the eye with his twisted series, Men in the Cities, 1979. The works feature Mad Men-esque subjects in convulsing poses that thrash about in the most vivid way. Despite them being purely stationary, the audience is goaded into predicting and faintly imagining their next movements. Men in the Cities is the series that made the Brooklyn native a star.
Interesting fact: Longo’s work can be spotted in the apartment of fictional character Patrick Bateman in American Psycho.
Men in the Cities, 1979. (Courtesy of Robert Longo.)
Men in the Cities, 1979. (Courtesy of Robert Longo.)
Men in the Cities, 1979. (Courtesy of Robert Longo.)
Men in the Cities, 1979. (Courtesy of Robert Longo.)
Men in the Cities, 1979. (Courtesy of Robert Longo.)
Men in the Cities, 1979. (Courtesy of Robert Longo.)
Men in the Cities, 1979. (Courtesy of Robert Longo.)
Men in the Cities, 1979. (Courtesy of Robert Longo.)
Men in the Cities, 1979. (Courtesy of Robert Longo.)
Men in the Cities, 1979. (Courtesy of Robert Longo.)
Men in the Cities, 1979. (Courtesy of Robert Longo.)
Akeem is our founder. A writer, poet, curator and profuse sweater, he is responsible for the curatorial direction and overall voice of Quiet Lunch. The Bronx native has read at venues such as the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, KGB Bar, Lovecraft and SHAG–with works published in Palabra Luminosas and LiVE MAG13. He has also curated solo and group exhibitions at numerous galleries in Chelsea, Harlem, Bushwick and Lower Manhattan.