From Chapter 4, “Let It Die,” in which Tristan’s terrible home life in the projects is uncovered by Yolanda, an NYPD detective
Oil on canvas
10 x 8 inches
Also from Chapter 4. Perhaps the camera is reminiscent of all the mugshots snapped in the book.
Metal table frame and wood box
36 x 22 x 55 in.
From Chapter 8, “17 Plus 25 Is 32,” in which, as Gordon’s work title indicates, is the “climax point” of the whole story.
Acrylic on linen
59 x 45 in.
rom Chapter 2, “Liar,” in which the themes of desperation and Cash’s personal longings come roaring into the plot.
C-print
60 by 48 inches
From Chapter 1, “Whistle,” where Café Berkman is the hangout for the hip crowd—very much like the real-life Schiller’s Liquor Bar, or El Sombrero.
Cibachrome Print
20 x 24 inches
Also from Chapter 2. Tim Davis’s photographs conjure the Lower East Side as Price’s novel has it, and as it is in real life.
C-print
30 by 38 inches
More from Chapter 4. A shot of Lehmann Maupin’s exhibit.
Lush Life
8 July- 13 August, 2010
From Chapter 2. Ezra Johnson’s bright, hyper-literal painting of “doubt” expresses the challenge that the protagonist, Cash, faces when the police interrogate him.
Oil on canvas
76 by 60 inches
Chapter 4 again. A still from Tommy Hartung’s film, which captures one of the saddest, bleakest portions of Lush Life.
Video (color, sound)
Total running time: 14:34 minutes
Chapter 1 again. This interpretation of the bar in the book, Café Berkman, is of course where lushes live.
Mixed media
14 x 8 x 7 feet
