In the Eighties
€ 33,90
Informação do Produto
| ISBN | 9781908211569 |
|---|---|
| Editora | Carpet Bombing Culture |
| Formato | Capa dura |
| Número de páginas | 160 |
| Peso (kg) | 1,294 |
| Data de Publicação | 01/10/2017 |
| Preço (iva excl.) | € 31,98 |
| Imposto | € 1,92 |
| Preço (iva inc.) | € 33,90 |
| Disponibilidade | 2 unidades em armazém externo |
Descrição do Produto
‘It was the best of times it was the worst of times.’ Maligned, misunderstood and fetishized the 1980’s stands as the decade when post-modern life began in the west, and London was at the epicenter of this shift. An explosion of creativity took place against a backdrop of radical social change. London became a city of tribes. The vast youth culture categories of the preceding decades shattered into shards. It was the decade that sub-culture as a way of life reached it’s zenith before giving way to it’s inevitable scene surfing conclusion. Ridgers documented this cultural moment obsessively. Punks, post-punks, cyber-punks, gothic punks, mods, hard mods, Trojan skins, racist skins, ska, reggae, dub, early electronica, synth pop, acid house, happy hardcore, Blitz Kids, New Romantics, Hip-Hop, Rap, Electro, Break Beat, Techno, Rave – these were all sub-cultural spaces with scenes attached in London in the 1980’s. Unlike now, subcultures in the 1980’s were not casual playthings – they were a way of life for their participants. They inspired profound loyalty. They were a beautiful a doomed flowering of the hope for a better world. Derek Ridger’s exquisite street portrait photography has captured this creative decade beautifully.