{"product_id":"the-london-youth-portraits","title":"London Youth Portraits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The London Youth Portraits (ACC Art Books), a sumptuous collection of never-before-seen photographs of punks, skinheads, New Romantics, goths, ravers, and fetishists.\" \u003c\/em\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003eHuck Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A new edit of a beloved classic.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eMarc Jacobs Instagram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Across 176 pages, the oversized volume documents Ridgers’ vision of England’s seminal youth culture from the height of punk to the birth of acid house, each image a tribute to the trials and triumphs of youth.\"\u003c\/em\u003e —\u003cstrong\u003e 10 Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘As time passes, this kind of observational photography attains a new importance’\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cstrong\u003eSean O’Hagan, The Observer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Ridgers’ portraits of young boys and girls are weighted with a raw poetry and beauty’ \u003c\/em\u003e– \u003cstrong\u003eCory Reynolds, artbook.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween 1978 and 1987, renowned British photographer Derek Ridgers captured London youth culture in all its glory. With skinheads, punks and new romantics, in clubs and on the street, his images have come to define a seminal decade of British subculture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBroadly based on the now out of print book \u003cem\u003e78\/87 London Youth\u003c\/em\u003e, this showcases a completely fresh selection of images from the depths of Ridgers’ exceptional archive – including many previously unseen – beautifully printed and bound in an oversized volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach picture is a tribute to the trials and triumphs of youth, and a precious document of style and culture in 1980s England, from the height of punk to the birth of acid house. Several have been exhibited internationally in cities as far-ranging as Moscow, Adelaide and Beverly Hills, in the National Portrait Gallery, Tate Britain and Somerset House. Ridgers has also collaborated with a number of major fashion houses, including Saint Laurent and Gucci, and his images continue to inspire photographers, artists and fashion designers around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ACC Art Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49712069181784,"sku":"9781788842532","price":62.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781788842532.jpg?v=1779177655","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-london-youth-portraits","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}