Every summer, PS1’s Warm Up party series brings a couple thousand sweaty bodies into its concrete courtyard — to rub greasily against each other while the world’s foremost underground DJs (some of whom are so old-school and obscure, they amount to unicorn sightings) spin in a booth perched atop the museum’s stairs. The air is always oppressively feverish, and the crowds who come to party — who range from Tumblr tweens to greying hippies — sweat out the MDMA as quickly as they can lick it out of damp plastic baggies.
Michelle Lhooq
Michelle Lhooq is a New York-based art and culture writer. Her words have appeared in VICE, Interview, UrbanDaddy, Artinfo, and, if she's lucky, re-tweeted on Twitter (@MichelleLHOOQ).
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