New York:
Capital of the 20th Century

by Kenneth Goldsmith
Verso ©2015

MAPPLETHORPE

pages 501-537

“Here is a kaleidoscopic assemblage and poetic history of New York: an unparalleled and original homage to the city, composed entirely of quotations. Drawn from a huge array of sources–histories, memoirs, newspaper articles, novels, government documents, emails…”