‘"All these places have their moments" Exploring the Micro-Geography of Music Scenes: The Indica Gallery and the Chelsea Hotel

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Publication date 2016
Journal M/C Journal
Article number 1105
Volume | Issue number 19 | 3
Organisations
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG)
Abstract In this article, we focus on the micro-geography of the relationship between music and place by homing in at two iconic cultural hotspots where innovative artists, notably (pop) musicians, came together in the 1960s. Because of their many famous visitors and residents, both spaces are well documented in (auto)biographies, monographs on art scenes, as well as in newspapers. We contend that the Chelsea Hotel and the Indica Gallery spaces were able to become cultural hotspots because of their location and due to the fact that these were tolerant spaces managed by people close to the artists.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at http://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/view/1105
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