Robert Longo Men in the Cities Author:Cindy Sherman, Richard Prince The Men in the Cities series made Robert Longo famous — in the 1980s: larger-than-life drawings of sharply — dressed business people writhing in contortion, a sort — of death dance of the modern man. Created between — 1977 and 1983, it is an early attempt in merging — sculpture, drawing, photography, and film. — This book presents the photographic sou... more »rce material
to the series taken by the artist himself. Using friends
such as Cindy Sherman, Brooke Alexander, Glenn
Branca, and Larry Gagosian as models, he'd bring
them up on the roof of his New York City loft, rig up
ropes to them and throw objects at them to make
them jerk, fling, and fall--and take their picture.
With a foreword by internationally renowned artist