communist guide to new york city

communist guide to new york city is a collection of 76 photographs of buildings, public places, and sites in new york city, that are connected to the history of the communist party usa, including photos of buildings which housed at different times the headquarters of the cpusa, residences of important american communists, sites where communist-organized strikes and demonstrations took places, and court houses where american communist leaders were tried. the photographs are accompanied by captions explaining the significance of each site. additionally, different neighborhood maps locate the buildings and sites within new york city.

with essays by olga kopenkina, kim förster, and yevgeniy fiks.

edited by common room

designed by geoff han

printed by kee mei printing, hong kong

isbn 978-1-60702-459-0

first print run out of print. second print run (2017) out of print.

available at: idea books; or email.

this publication was made possible with kind support from the graham  foundation  for  advanced  studies  in  the  fine  arts.

communist  guide  to  new  york  city, exhibition, 2008

communist  guide  to  new  york  city  (barnard  college, columbia university), exhibition, 2009