Studio 54 (2nd edition)

@ Papageorge, Tod

978-0956992215

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Publisher's presentation:

"Studio 54 brings together a collection of photographs by renowned photographer, Tod Papageorge, taken in the late 1970s. They are a filled with all the decadency, vibrancy and glamour of New York’s most infamous club.

In Papageorge’s own words, «The 66 photographs in this book were made between 1978-80 in Studio 54, a New York discothèque that, through those years, was the place to be and be seen, as the celebrities, partygoers, and those crazy for dancing who filled it every night were happy to prove. Unsurprisingly, given its reputation (which quickly flamed into notoriety during a short, 33-month existence), it was difficult to get into: the imperturbable doormen who doled out access as if they were controlling passage into a fabulous kingdom made sure that it would be. Only the famous or socially connected could assume they’d find themselves shooed around the flock of hopeful celebrants milling on the street side of the velvet rope and guided through the door; otherwise, the thing most likely to help was to be beautiful. Once inside, though, everyone there seemed thrilled by the fact, no matter how they’d managed it, an excitement fed by the throbbing music and brilliantly designed interiors, which, on a party night, could suggest anything from Caliban’s cave to a harem.»"

We are offering here the second edition of this book, the first one having sold out in a few weeks...
This second edition, with a silver lettering (the first had gold lettering) is also called "silver edition".

120 pages - Hardcover

Stanley / Barker, 2014

New - Mint condition

This book is no longer in stock

$61.79

Papageorge, Tod

Tod Papageorge is an AMerican photographer and teacher; he starting photography in the streets of New York City in the sixties. Between 1979 and 2013, he directed the graduate photography department at the Yale University School of Art. He is better known for his work at the famous New York City club Studio 54 during its short lifespan, in the late seventies and early eighties. This body of work was published by Stanley / Barker in 2014 as "Studio 54". Papageorge has also published, among other titles, "Passing through Eden" (Steidl, 2007), "Dr Blankman's New York" (Steidl, 2018) and  "On the Acropolis" (Stanley / Barker, 2019). © Photography by Pete Boyd (The Photographer's Gallery, 2014)
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