Notable Works

Cultural Documentation & Critical Insights

From Studio 54 to the inner circles of the contemporary art world, Haden-Guest’s writing gives an insider’s view of the movements that defined an era.

Cultural Documentation

The Last Party: Studio 54, Disco and the Culture of the Night

1997 · William Morrow & Co.

A definitive chronicle of the nightclub that defined an era. Haden-Guest’s insider perspective opens the tornado of 1970s disco, excess, and the cultural phenomenon that was Studio 54 — capturing both the hedonism and the social forces behind it.

  • Insider access to Studio 54’s most exclusive moments
  • Cultural analysis of 1970s disco and nightlife
  • Portraits of the figures who made the era
Art World Insights

True Colors: The Real Life of the Art World

1998 · Grove Atlantic

An unflinching look behind the velvet ropes of the contemporary art world — the personalities, politics, and economics that drive one of culture’s most exclusive industries, and the dealers, collectors, critics, and artists who shape the market.

  • Featured on the Charlie Rose Show
  • Essential reading on the art market
  • Insider perspectives on major art-world figures
Essays

Down the Programmed Rabbit-Hole

1970s Essays

Essays on 1970s corporate figures and the collision of business and culture during a decade that remade American society.

Cartoons

The Chronicles of Now Series

2002–2020 · Multiple publishers

Sharp cartoons of contemporary life, including Fun Times: Further Chronicles of Now (2020).

Verse & Drawings

In the Mean Time: The Other Ends of the World

2010 · Freight + Volume

Cartoons and dark light verse from the sharper corners of contemporary existence.

Spoken Word

The Further Chronicles of Now

2017 · Album, music by Keith Patchel

A spoken-word album that carries his cultural observation into sound.