“For me, photography is very important in that it exists because of everything else” – Wayne Sorce, 1973 Chicago-born photographer Wayne Sorce (1946 – 2015) left behind and enviable body of work. In 2017, the Joseph Bellows Gallery in California marked his career in Urban Colour, an exhibition of his big color photographs taken … Continue reading "Wayne Sorce Made 1980s New York Look Fabulous"
Before the dark web, 4Chan and sub-Reddits turned onanism into a popularity contest, voyeurs looking for thrills needed to leave the bedroom. And on the streets of early 1980s New York City, there was plenty to catch the eye. Miron Zownir’s photographs show us the freaks and brutalised derelicts, the abused, self-abusers and all those … Continue reading "Dirty Sex, Freaks And Derelicts Of 1980s New York City (NSFW)"
Hujar’s photographs document the effervescent creative spirit that pulsed through the East Village as the AIDS crisis unfolded.
Perfetto - anche nel nome - il nuovo Centro Internazionale di Fotografia di Venezia, con sede nella Casa dei Tre Oci. La programmazione parte con una mostra di Elliott Erwitt, centoquaranta scatti e tante storie da raccontare. Fino al 15 luglio.
Powerful Photos Of Glasgow Slums 1969-72
In 1980s New York, the party faithful flocked to the Palladium, a former cinema on East 14th Street. The vision of impresarios Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, this vast nightclub offered salvation of sorts to the careworn residents of a city ravaged by crime and Aids. Michael Musto, himself a habitué, recalls what made the conversion so very spectacular
On Friday evening, Disney's ABC News Studios held the world premiere for the new documentary,
From 1981 to 1984, the photographer Bud Glick worked for the New York Chinatown History Project (NYCHP) — today the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) — capturing the lives…
In 1980s New York, the party faithful flocked to the Palladium, a former cinema on East 14th Street. The vision of impresarios Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, this vast nightclub offered salvation of sorts to the careworn residents of a city ravaged by crime and Aids. Michael Musto, himself a habitué, recalls what made the conversion so very spectacular
From 1981 to 1984, photographer Bud Glick worked on a photography project as part of the New York Chinatown History Project, depicting an older Chinatown generation being replaced by a rapidly expanding new influx of immigrants.
Bud Glick is sharing his decades-old photographs online in an attempt to reconnect with their subjects.
New York is a place full of great memories. There are so many legendary things born in New York in the 80's that we, until now, still cherish.
The old torch, which leaked severely through its many windows, is carefully removed from the top of the Statue.
(above and below) Tenements on the Lower East Side of New York in the 1880s. Photos by Jacob Riis. Social housing, or what we in the United States call public housing, means government supported li…
There was, for slightly better than a decade, a “golden era” of insanely decadent, yet terribly smart and sophisticated New York City nightlife. For sake of argument, let’s say it began with Studio 54 opening in 1977 and ended in the late 80s due to several factors, including AIDS, the invasion of the “club kids” and the general financial difficulties of operating anything requiring significant amounts of space in such an expensive city. Some (arguably most) of it happened before my time, but I did get to personally experience a lot of it. When I was younger, I went out just about every single night. I felt like if I stayed in, I might miss something. At the time, this was most certainly true and I made it a point to try to cram in as many crazy experiences as I could. Quite successfully, I might add… Although I can’t say that it was personally my favorite nightclub (the Danceteria was more what I was into, with hot girls my own age), I would have to say that AREA was probably the best or greatest New York club of the 80s, at least in my experience. Every six weeks,...
Entrance through this New York immigration epicenter usually took only a few hours—no passports or visas required.
KhaOs launched a new art space in the Montjuic district. Each exhibition is a story with extraordinary people: nomadic, curious a& bold.
Perusing 40 years of imagery from the *W* archives, Kevin West follows the ebb and flow of society—from last century’s reclusive “beautiful people” to the media-savvy celebutantes of today.
Photographer Richard Sandler misses the 80s: "You could say, 'look how f----- up New York was ... look at all this graffiti,' but also it was very beautiful."
TIME contract photographer Christopher Morris' previously unpublished images of New York's subway in the 1980s show us a world long gone.
Fascinating photographs show the gritty reality of 1980s New York City, a time when the city was blighted by criminality and the newly-completed Twin Towers pointed towards a brighter future.
In 1980s New York, the party faithful flocked to the Palladium, a former cinema on East 14th Street. The vision of impresarios Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, this vast nightclub offered salvation of sorts to the careworn residents of a city ravaged by crime and Aids. Michael Musto, himself a habitué, recalls what made the conversion so very spectacular
1970s and early 1980s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas. In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was an intern at a photo agency. “I was … Continue reading "Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981"
1) Studio 54. The be-all and end-all of ’70s glitz and hedonism. A crazy salad populated with the bad and the beautiful. 2) Mudd Club....
