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Disco: the Bill Bernstein Photographs by Nona Hendryx (2015, Hardcover)

Containing many previously unpublished photographs, Disco takes the viewer on an access-all-areas tour of late-'70s New York nightlife. "Who were these people of the night ... ? It was the Posers. The Watchers. The Posers watching other Posers watching the Watchers, watching the Dancers, watching themselves." Bill Bernstein's eye was drawn to the characters that lived for the night, rather than the celebrities, the unknown men and women who were transformed by the nightclub haze, and this is one reason his photographs from this time feel so authentic and immersive. As James Hillard writes in his foreword, "These shots capture the very essence of what going out was, is, and should be, all about. They showed the true democracy of the dance floor where anyone could be a star, as long as they had the right attitude and flair ... The pictures in this book are a document of an incredibly exciting and creative time, not only in music, but also in social, political and fashion history too." All the photographs featured were shot by Bernstein from 1978 to 1980. Manhattan was the epicenter of disco and Bill Bernstein captured it all.

Book Title
Disco: the Bill Bernstein Photographs
Author
Nona Hendryx
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Theater / General, Subjects & Themes / Portraits & Selfies, American / General, Individual Photographers / Artists' Books, Genres & Styles / Dance, Photoessays & Documentaries
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Photography, Art, Music, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
176 Pages

Lc Classification Number
Tr680
Photographed by
Bernstein, Bill
Reviews
"I think this book sort of pushes the limits a little bit in terms of its content in some places," Mr. Bernstein said. "I think people will see things that they are surprised to see.", Bernstein's exuberant black-and-white photographs from that time...feature scenes from the city's most beloved clubs, including Studio 54, GG Barnum's, Le Cirque, Paradise Garage, Electric Circus, and Hurrah, among others... This was post-"Saturday Night Fever," post-Stonewall, and pre-aids; disco, which hadn't yet succumbed to punk rock's counterpunch, was at its glorious height.
Copyright Date
2015
Dewey Decimal
779.2092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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