Lizzy Goodman and Hala Matar fondly describe the rock that came out of New York in the 2000s as unserious and beautifully ugly. Their joy is not only palpable — it’s contagious. And their belief in the power of musicians is reflected in their work: In 2017, Goodman wrote “Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011,” and Matar directed Interpol’s “If You Really Love Nothing” music video the following year.

Now they have curated “Meet Me in the Bathroom: The Art Show,” a visual counterpart to the book. The exhibition opened Sept. 4, and runs through Sept. 22 at the Hole art gallery in the East Village.

Ms. Goodman’s oral history, which chronicled the resurgence of rock in the East Village and the Lower East Side in the 2000s, was broadly praised for its intimate portrayal of bands like the Strokes, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem and Interpol. The art show features more than 70 works from some of those musicians, including Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Paul Banks of Interpol, Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio and Adam Green of the Moldy Peaches. The show also features work from the artists Aurel Schmidt, Rita Ackermann, Urs Fischer, Rob Pruitt and Ryan McGinley.