[4] In 1987, Hanley formed Art Associates, Inc., to deal works by Andy Warhol and other "pop" artists such as Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Ed Ruscha, as well as minimalists Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, Richard Serra and Richard Artschwager.
By 1990, Art Associates was known internationally for its representation of contemporary artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Julian Schnabel, Bickerton, Anselm Kiefer, Richard Prince, Andres Serrano and Damien Hirst.
[5] Their first film was Split Second, starring Rutger Hauer, Pete Postlethwaite, Kim Cattrall, Michael J. Pollard and Ian Dury.
[4] In 1999, Muse produced The Virgin Suicides, Sofia Coppola's directorial debut, based on the novel by Jeffrey Eugenides.
In 2000, Muse produced American Psycho, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, directed by Mary Harron.