Laura Rubin

People probably want to know how I knew Candy, or did I know Andy? In other words, who is she? I was a high school girl in New York who went out an awful lot and hung around downtown and The Factory. I took these photos later on while I was finishing art school. So this is "student work," if you believe in such a thing-- (I don't). Some of my best friends were Superstars, so I am a person who knew semi-famous people who know some very famous people and so on.

"In 1971, I lived in a loft across from the Chelsea Hotel, upstairs from a beauty parlor and downstairs from photographer Peter Hujar. I was in my third year in art school and fifth year in Maxes. I was in full creative swing. One day, Candy, Jeremiah, and I took the subway to Brighton Beach in Brooklyn. We had a large makeup bag and two evening gowns. We found a delicatessen and Candy changed into the lamé. It was windy and the water was cold. These are the photos we did that day

Exhibitions: "Andy Warhol..A Facory", Guggenheim Bilbao, 1999; Braunstein-Quay -- San Francisco, CA 1998; Andy Warhol Museum -- Pittsburgh, PA 1997; Swann Galleries and Auction House -- NYC 1998; International Center of Photography -- New York City; Venezia Foto -- Venice, Italy; Institute of Contemporary Art -- Philadelphia, PA; Tel Aviv Museum -- Israel; Photographers Gallery -- London; Akron Art Institute -- Akron, Ohio; Nadar Gallery -- Pisa, Italy; Galleria Documenta -- Turin, Italy; Museum of the City of New York; Public Theatre, New York City
Publications, Reviews, and Special Mentions: After Dark Magazine; Modern Photography Magazine; Camera Magazine; Art Director Magazine; Village Voice; Interview Magazine; La Nazione (Italia); Fotographia Italia; Soho Weekly News (Fashion Supplement Editorials); New York Magazine; Book, insert photo, The Holly Woodlawn Story; Book cover, Candy Darling Diaries