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Kim Hastreiter

STUFF. A New York Life of Cultural Chaos

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Foreword by Whitney Mallett, Jeffrey Deitch, Carlo McCormick. Photographs by Jeremy Liebman. Cover art by Jim Joe. Published in conjunction with Amazing Unlimited.

In this page: film by Waylon Bone; photographs by Jeremy Liebman (first) and James Mollison (second).


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Kim Hastreiter, co-founder of the beloved 'PAPER magazine', has spent the last 50 years amassing a vast and iconoclastic collection of stuff. This volume, aptly titled 'STUFF', chronicles an extraordinary...

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  • ISBN: 9788862088312
  • Language: English
  • Pages: 448
  • Illustrations: 1439
  • Binding: Hardbound with jacket with 4 colored ribbons
  • Release: Spring 2025
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Kim Hastreiter, co-founder of the beloved 'PAPER magazine', has spent the last 50 years amassing a vast and iconoclastic collection of stuff. This volume, aptly titled 'STUFF', chronicles an extraordinary slice of history and the people who defined it, using Hastreiter’s singular edit of art, fashion, design, photography, books and ephemera as a lens. In these pages you’ll meet Hastreiter’s amazing friends: at an all night party in the basement of an East Village church with Keith Haring; a private art sale with Jeffrey Deitch in Phyllis Diller’s kitchen; or impromptu cocktail at Trader Vic’s with Salvador Dalí and Joey Arias.

'STUFF' is more than a memoir; it’s a loopy, joyous, chaotic ride through the last half century of cultural chaos in the greatest city on earth. Whether you are an OG or a kid, a culture vulture, artist, design buff, fashion nerd, skater, collector, chef, cinephile, New Yorker, uptowner, downtowner, out of towner, or something else entirely, 'STUFF' will make you feel like you’re sitting with Kim in her garden high above Washington Square Park, her booming voice imploring you to pursue your life with compulsive enthusiasm. The book features an exclusive cover design by the elusive, yet legendary artist Jim Joe, best known for designing the iconic album cover for Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.

“In carving out a radically new mode of storytelling, this 448-page tome serves as both testament and beacon, a record of collaboratively-engineered creative intelligence that can guide whoever is looking to continue in its lineage. Think of it like a manager for future world building.” — WHITNEY MALLETT
“STUFF is a meteoric rush of wonder, sass, and cool—told in a torrent of sonic booms. I couldn’t put it down.”— MICHAEL STIPE
“Kim has a great eye for new talent and treats them from the get-go as the stars they will eventually turn into. Her enthusiasm makes us feel like better artists than we are.” — PEDRO ALMODOVAR
“This book is a tour de force in style and creativity! There will no doubt be a room in the NY Public Library dedicated to this uniquely New York City collection.” — ED TEMPLETON
“Kim is more of an artist than a collector. The remarkable contents of Kim’s Fifth Avenue home, which you’ll find in this book, should be enshrined in a museum of cultural history” — JEFFREY DEITCH

Kim Hastreiter (born 1951) was born in West Orange, New Jersey. She attended the California Institute of the Arts before moving to New York to be an artist, where she has spent most of her adulthood. In 1984, she launched the legendary Paper magazine together with David Hershkovits which the they sold in 2017.

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The consumer must also supplement the communication with his or her complete bank details in order to obtain reimbursement of the sums paid (current account number, ABI and CAB, CIN code; for foreign countries, the BIC and IBAN codes), which will be carried out as quickly as possible and in any case within fourteen days of the date on which the supplier became aware of the consumer's exercise of the right of withdrawal. As the only charge for exercising the right of withdrawal, the consumer shall bear the direct cost of returning the goods. In the case of payment by credit card, the sums shall be returned net of bank commission charges (2.5%).

In the event of a dispute, reference will be made to the competent court.

  • Description

    Kim Hastreiter, co-founder of the beloved 'PAPER magazine', has spent the last 50 years amassing a vast and iconoclastic collection of stuff. This volume, aptly titled 'STUFF', chronicles an extraordinary slice of history and the people who defined it, using Hastreiter’s singular edit of art, fashion, design, photography, books and ephemera as a lens. In these pages you’ll meet Hastreiter’s amazing friends: at an all night party in the basement of an East Village church with Keith Haring; a private art sale with Jeffrey Deitch in Phyllis Diller’s kitchen; or impromptu cocktail at Trader Vic’s with Salvador Dalí and Joey Arias.

    'STUFF' is more than a memoir; it’s a loopy, joyous, chaotic ride through the last half century of cultural chaos in the greatest city on earth. Whether you are an OG or a kid, a culture vulture, artist, design buff, fashion nerd, skater, collector, chef, cinephile, New Yorker, uptowner, downtowner, out of towner, or something else entirely, 'STUFF' will make you feel like you’re sitting with Kim in her garden high above Washington Square Park, her booming voice imploring you to pursue your life with compulsive enthusiasm. The book features an exclusive cover design by the elusive, yet legendary artist Jim Joe, best known for designing the iconic album cover for Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.

    “In carving out a radically new mode of storytelling, this 448-page tome serves as both testament and beacon, a record of collaboratively-engineered creative intelligence that can guide whoever is looking to continue in its lineage. Think of it like a manager for future world building.” — WHITNEY MALLETT
    “STUFF is a meteoric rush of wonder, sass, and cool—told in a torrent of sonic booms. I couldn’t put it down.”— MICHAEL STIPE
    “Kim has a great eye for new talent and treats them from the get-go as the stars they will eventually turn into. Her enthusiasm makes us feel like better artists than we are.” — PEDRO ALMODOVAR
    “This book is a tour de force in style and creativity! There will no doubt be a room in the NY Public Library dedicated to this uniquely New York City collection.” — ED TEMPLETON
    “Kim is more of an artist than a collector. The remarkable contents of Kim’s Fifth Avenue home, which you’ll find in this book, should be enshrined in a museum of cultural history” — JEFFREY DEITCH


  • The author

    Kim Hastreiter (born 1951) was born in West Orange, New Jersey. She attended the California Institute of the Arts before moving to New York to be an artist, where she has spent most of her adulthood. In 1984, she launched the legendary Paper magazine together with David Hershkovits which the they sold in 2017.


  • Shipping

    Shipments are made worldwide by express courier.

    Delivery is expected within 7 working days after registration of payment.

    Shipping costs vary depending on the weight of the shipment and the country of destination, and are calculated automatically when the order is placed.


  • Return and refund

    Pursuant to Article 5 of Legislative Decree No. 185 of 22 May 1999, if the customer is a consumer (i.e. a natural person who purchases goods for purposes not related to his or her professional activity, or who makes a purchase by omitting a VAT number from the order form), he or she has the right to withdraw from the purchase contract for any reason whatsoever, without the need to provide explanations and without any penalty, within 14 working days from the day of receipt of the goods.

    The right of withdrawal shall be exercised by sending, within the aforementioned term, a written notice to the geographical address of the supplier's registered office by means of a registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The communication may also be sent, again within the same deadline, by means of a PEC or facsimile.
    The consumer shall enclose with the communication all the references of the order (order date, order number, precise references identifying the party concerned, company or private individual.
    The goods you wish to return must be undamaged and in their original packaging.

    The consumer must also supplement the communication with his or her complete bank details in order to obtain reimbursement of the sums paid (current account number, ABI and CAB, CIN code; for foreign countries, the BIC and IBAN codes), which will be carried out as quickly as possible and in any case within fourteen days of the date on which the supplier became aware of the consumer's exercise of the right of withdrawal. As the only charge for exercising the right of withdrawal, the consumer shall bear the direct cost of returning the goods. In the case of payment by credit card, the sums shall be returned net of bank commission charges (2.5%).

    In the event of a dispute, reference will be made to the competent court.