Famous artists' apartments

(Laura Levine photo)

New York Magazine published an interesting slideshow showing the Manhattan apartments of some well-known artists, from Robert Rauschenberg's loft in 1953 to William S. Burroughs's bunker, c. 1978. Flavorwire riffed on the slideshow with their own, combining their faves from the New York Magazine piece with a few from outside the Big Apple. Above, Keith Haring and Juan Dubose in their Broome Street apartment, 1983. Left, fashion designer and photo book collector Karl Lagerfeld's living room.
The New York Apartment: The Perpetual Garret (New York Magazine)

"Creative Habitation: Inside Artists’ Living Spaces" (Flavorwire)

• [rmikealm]

  This reminds me of the amazing and similar photography project by Kyle Cassidy, “Where I Write” (http://www.whereiwrite.org/) of the writing spaces of fantasy and science fiction authors.

  Somehow it’s like a secret glimpse into minds you *think* you have seen because you see their art… but don’t really know.

• [Anonymous]

  Horrifying gas feed at Taylor Mead’s pad.

• [Nisha says]

  And then there’s maison la ruche in Paris:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Muf_rzJYQ

• [Otter]

  One of the best parts of the documentary “Bill Cunningham New York” was the glimpse inside the famous Carnegie Hall Studios, and his tiny apartment crammed with filing cabinets of photos and the little cot he sleeps on.

• [elleinad]

  How inspiring! Thank you for posting this.

• [franko]

  aw, i wish it was the pic of haring’s place that was in color.

• [Halloween Jack]

  Usually, with these sorts of micro-apartments, it’s interesting to see how the tenants fit themselves in these tiny spaces. Poor old Taylor Mead, though, just looks like he’s living in squalor.

• [Anonymous]

  I expected Marina Abramovic’s apartment to have a toilet in the middle of the living room.

• [jetfx]

  I wish the second photo in this post was of high enough quality to actually see what is on Lagerfeld’s shelves. Knowing him, every little thing would be awesome.

• [TEKNA2007]

  Keith Haring = “Special K”