80s Sound and Vision
Will be published approx. on 20. September 2022
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-0-7112-7877-6 (ISBN)
Description
Visually stunning and deeply insightful, 80s Sound and Vision is THE defining book of an unforgettable decade, capturing the raw energy, creativity and flamboyance of the era through its fashion and music.
With images by renowned photographer Sheila Rock, this personal journey offers a sumptuous visual account including many rare images from the photographer's archive, alongside those originally featured in seminal publications such as The Face, Rolling Stone and Vogue.
Rock's compelling first hand narrative shot across a decade primarily in London but also LA, San Francisco and Tokyo, takes us to a time when the real catwalk happened on the street; when style was the first and last word and when youth made their own identity, culture, music and entertainment. Here are the burgeoning roots of gender fluidity and an index of impressive talents that bubbled out of the suburbs and art schools to energise and invigorate a grey place with positivity and possibility.
This lavish compendium is a who's who of the artists, designers, stylists, hairdressers, models and performers, who made the 1980s their own. Alongside many notable stars (David Bowie, Brian Ferry, Naomi Campbell, Judy Blame, Leigh Bowery) are documented the equally relevant style gangs and subcultures who lived by their own rules (New Romantics, Goths, Mods and Metal Heads) and the 'it' hang outs and clubs (Billy's, Blitz, Le Beat Route) where a new sensibility was created and paraded.
80s Sound and Vision is a unique chronicle of an extraordinary time and bears witness to the powerful explosion of imagination and innovation that shaped a decade.
With images by renowned photographer Sheila Rock, this personal journey offers a sumptuous visual account including many rare images from the photographer's archive, alongside those originally featured in seminal publications such as The Face, Rolling Stone and Vogue.
Rock's compelling first hand narrative shot across a decade primarily in London but also LA, San Francisco and Tokyo, takes us to a time when the real catwalk happened on the street; when style was the first and last word and when youth made their own identity, culture, music and entertainment. Here are the burgeoning roots of gender fluidity and an index of impressive talents that bubbled out of the suburbs and art schools to energise and invigorate a grey place with positivity and possibility.
This lavish compendium is a who's who of the artists, designers, stylists, hairdressers, models and performers, who made the 1980s their own. Alongside many notable stars (David Bowie, Brian Ferry, Naomi Campbell, Judy Blame, Leigh Bowery) are documented the equally relevant style gangs and subcultures who lived by their own rules (New Romantics, Goths, Mods and Metal Heads) and the 'it' hang outs and clubs (Billy's, Blitz, Le Beat Route) where a new sensibility was created and paraded.
80s Sound and Vision is a unique chronicle of an extraordinary time and bears witness to the powerful explosion of imagination and innovation that shaped a decade.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Illustrations
colour photos
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 204 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
1522 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7112-7877-6 (9780711278776)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
American born and Boston University educated, Sheila Rock moved to London in 1970. Her introduction to rock and roll came via her ex-husband, photographer Mick Rock who she joined when he covered David Bowie's first tour. A few years after, she started to document London's punk scene and her first commissions were from Nick Logan of The Face. She went on to become a prolific photographer for Vogue, Time, ELLE, Glamour, Rolling Stone and The Sunday Times. Publications include Punk+ (2013), Young Punks (2020), Tough & Tender (2015). Her portrait photography is in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.
A commentator on fashion and style for over thirty years, Nilgin Yusuf is a former fashion writer at British ELLE and The Daily Telegraph and fashion editor at The Sunday Times, where she first met Sheila Rock.
Mark Paytress started writing about rock and pop professionally in 1986. A regular feature writer at MOJO magazine for over 20 years, his work has appeared in a wide range of publications, from the Radio Times and The Guardian to Dazed and Confused and Creative Review. He has lectured on popular music at degree level, presented documentaries for BBC Radio and pops up regularly as a critic on television. His books include Bolan: The Rise And Fall of a 20th-Century Superstar, BowieStyle, (Sid) Vicious: The Art of Dying Young, Break It Up: Patti Smith's Horses and The Remaking of Rock'n'Roll, Siouxsie and The Banshees: The Authorised Biography and Glam! When Superstars Rocked the World 1970-74. He has also written critical guides to the music of The Rolling Stones, Radiohead, Nirvana and the Sex Pistols.
A commentator on fashion and style for over thirty years, Nilgin Yusuf is a former fashion writer at British ELLE and The Daily Telegraph and fashion editor at The Sunday Times, where she first met Sheila Rock.
Mark Paytress started writing about rock and pop professionally in 1986. A regular feature writer at MOJO magazine for over 20 years, his work has appeared in a wide range of publications, from the Radio Times and The Guardian to Dazed and Confused and Creative Review. He has lectured on popular music at degree level, presented documentaries for BBC Radio and pops up regularly as a critic on television. His books include Bolan: The Rise And Fall of a 20th-Century Superstar, BowieStyle, (Sid) Vicious: The Art of Dying Young, Break It Up: Patti Smith's Horses and The Remaking of Rock'n'Roll, Siouxsie and The Banshees: The Authorised Biography and Glam! When Superstars Rocked the World 1970-74. He has also written critical guides to the music of The Rolling Stones, Radiohead, Nirvana and the Sex Pistols.
Content
Fashion
Radical Plumage
Street Life
Marketplace of Style
Out in Clubland
Visionaries
Pop Powerhouse
Independent Spirits
Electro Magnetic
Radical Plumage
Street Life
Marketplace of Style
Out in Clubland
Visionaries
Pop Powerhouse
Independent Spirits
Electro Magnetic