60s Counterculture Goes On Display At The New York Public Library
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Sex, drugs, activism, and war are front and center in a new exhibit at the New York Public Library.
The 1960s are being rediscovered through 125 artifacts in the 'You Say You Want A Revolution' exhibit.
— glenn schuck (@glennschuck) January 18, 2018
Handwritten notes from Bob Dylan, photos of demonstrations at NYU, to factual accounts of celebrities tripping on LSD.
"They're going to be seeing a lot of the materials that represent attempts to change consciousness, to change one's own consciousness. They're going to be seeing a lot of the information relating to drug-enhancement of consciousness. Then there are photographs of a sexually revealing nature that was of the period as well," curator Isaac Gewirtz told 1010 WINS' Glenn Schuck.
A preview here of @nypl new exhibit on the 60s. It's free and opens tomorrow. #wantarevolution #1010wins pic.twitter.com/4VldTBztKW
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The exhibit focuses on the youth of the 1960s who rejected the American Dream, and launched a new 'Counterculture' movement.
"In this Age of Aquarius, the worship of material success would be replaced by a peaceful, just society for all," Gewirtz explained.
Sex Drugs Activism and War. Great music too. Exhibit on 1960s opens tomorrow here @nypl #1010wins pic.twitter.com/wX6C6Z3SXR
— glenn schuck (@glennschuck) January 18, 2018
The free exhibit opens Friday.