Punk. Salvador Costa's April 77 Photographs

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Size: 210x295x7mm Weight: 0,7 Kg 120 inner pages + cover Printed on 150g matt stock paper (black & white + fluor pink). Text in English, and then in Spanish. "Punk" was one of the first photobooks that came out about the punk movement not just in Spain but in Europe. Originally published in late 1977, the book achieved a significant international projection, acquiring a pseudo-mythical status as it disappeared from the catalogue. Almost half a century later the book is now available again. This updated edition includes unpublished photos from Costa's own archives, preserved by his wife and children after his passing on 30 October 2008, and also short texts and comments by members of Gen X, Eater, The Models... Salvador Costa's black and white photos show his awareness that monochrome is the best way to portray individual punk spirit as well as the atmosphere of beer, music, and sex at the clubs in London, April '77. Right at the moment. This book contains an insider vision depicting the city of London and the inclusive ambience at these venues; shot close-up and with a naturalness that shows there were no barriers between players and crowds. Scattered among the public, kids, smoke, and shadows, you will be able to find faces of the Sex Pistols, Chelsea, the Nips, the Slits, Eater, and many more, encapsulated in the space-time of a golden age of youth empowerment where everything was possible and nothing was impossible. The book was originally published in Spain in late 1977 by Star Magazine. It was one of the first books that came out about the punk movement in Europe. His images resembled those of a war correspondent, he was like a photojournalist in the improvised trenches of the early days of the London punk assault. Barely two months after "Never Mind The Bollocks" instantly topped the charts, Salvador Costa shot the emergence of the punk phenomenon. In the images he took during his timely London trip we see rock portraits that capture minor and major artists -Johnny Rotten as a teddy boy! But also the large cast of anonymous individuals. Faces, attitudes and looks that tell us as much about the time they lived in as any song or book. "Punk" achieved a significant international projection, selling out continuously at central London stockists as prestigious as the Photographers Gallery and the avant-garde bookstore Compendium Books. In Spain, it would also sell out, acquiring a pseudo-mythical status as it disappeared from the catalogue. The book was featured in the "fotos & libros. Espana 1905-1977" exhibition at Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid in 2014, and some original prints from the "Punk" series were acquired by the museum, awaking a renewed interest in Salvador Costa's work. Almost half a century later the book is now available again. This updated edition includes unpublished photos from Costa's own archives, preserved by his wife and children after his passing on 30 October 2008, and also short texts and comments by members of Gen X, Eater, The Models...