Ridgers, Derek [1950-] (Phot)

In the eighties : portraits from another time - Darlington Carpet Bombing Culture 2017 - 1 volume : chiefly illustrations ; 33 cm

9781908211569 Includes index. '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. Derek Ridger's street portrait photography has captured this creative decade. 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.

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Ridgers, Derek, 1952-
London (England)--Social life and customs--20th century--Pictorial works
Nineteen eighties

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