Three decades of the eccentric characters captured by Tony Notarberardino at the famed Manhattan hotspot are the subject of a new exhibition
In 2011, The Chelsea Hotel underwent a massive 10-year renovation that signified the end of the Bard Era. Named after Stanely Bard, this half-a-century epoch encompassed the height of artistic talent and residency of numerous musicians, artists, and entertainers who called the legendary hotel home. Known as the “Keeper of The Chelsea Hotel,” Bard worked at the front desk, where he was a connoisseur of artistic talent.
After Bard’s departure in 2007, ownership changed three times until BD Hotels took over in 2016. During its major renovation in 2011, hotel owners at that time fired all the staff, asked guests to check out immediately, and tried to kick out permanent tenants. Most of the hotel’s remaining residents left but a precious few fought for their long-time homes in court and were able to stay.
During that 10-year renovation, Notarberardino explained how he lived in “an empty hotel for 10 years” and compared it to living in. At least, Notarberardino noted, “while the hotel was closed, we made a lot of good use out of it” by throwing parties and photographing the oddities of that time. Speaking to him in room #629 was like walking into a time capsule of old New York.
Tony Notarberardino, The Porcelain Twinz, 2007. © Tony Notarberardino. Courtesy the artist and ACA Galleries, New York “All the women are heroes of mine, to be honest,” says Notarberardino. “ Mary Ellen Mark, a portrait photographer, and one of my all-time inspirations, Susanne Bartsch, Debbie Harry, Grace Jones, and lots of performers and sex workers. I admire strong women and I tried to capture that.”
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