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OverviewAs a young man, living in Manhattan in the 1970s and '80s, Frank Rispoli was drawn to the New Wave and Punk club scenes. Recognising the inherent performance of sexuality and desire in both fashion and club culture, he documented the intertwining of the two. Always with a camera strapped around his neck, he frequented Danceteria, Tier 3, Max's Kansas City, Studio 54 and many other clubs in Soho, Chelsea, the Lower East Side, and Midtown. Rispoli asked female clubgoers, bar patrons, singers, and band members if he could photograph their shoes, utilising the staged sets, props, and bathrooms of the clubs, and the taxis, sidewalks, and rooftops of the city, as his backdrops. A selection of these photographs forms the basis of his first book High Heels. Rispoli attributes his interest in women's shoes to his inability, as a teenager, to look women in the eye and, due to his shyness, focusing on their feet instead. He drew further inspiration from the work of Guy Bourdin, and his advertising photography of the period. Rispoli continues, in his photographs, to capture the fun, freedom, and performance found in other outsider communities and events, such as Wigstock, and the burgeoning art scene in Bushwick, Brooklyn. AUTHOR: Erick Bradshaw Hughes is a writer and musician living in New York City. He hosts Spin Age Blasters on WFMU. SELLING POINTS: . First book by veteran New York photographer and club habitue, Frank Rispoli . Rispoli's photographs capture the energy and decadence of the '80s club scene in Manhattan . Rispoli's witty focus on women's shoes gives this documentary a unique viewpoint 70 colour illustrations Full Product DetailsAuthor: Frank Rispoli , Erick Bradshaw HughesPublisher: Circa Press Imprint: Circa Press Weight: 0.860kg ISBN: 9781911422303ISBN 10: 1911422308 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 01 November 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsRispoli will remind many readers of the gritty city [New York] of that era, and quite simply, what a blast it was to live through those times and encounter those who frequented the nighttime scene.-- New York Journal of Books Author InformationErick Bradshaw Hughes is a writer and musician living in New York City. He hosts Spin Age Blasters on WFMU. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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