Lot 180: Downtown New York

Lot 180’s latest exhibition captures the notorious epochal whirlwind that was New York during the 1970s and 80s, through a nostalgic series of photographs, vinyl covers, poster art and musical ephemera, designed by the likes of Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

The decade nurtured Patti Smith, Talking Heads, The Velvet Underground and The Clash, amongst others, and in turn it was defined by th...