
DREW CAROLAN
MATINEE: All Ages On The Bowery 1983-1985 book Radio Raheem
Between 1983 and 1985, New York
City photographer Drew Carolan began photographing patrons of the
now-infamous hardcore matinees that were going on at seminal underground
music club CBGB. During the week, Carolan was working as an assistant
to legendary portrait photographer Richard Avedon, and on weekends he
set up a makeshift studio across the street from CBGB and intercepted
kids on their way to the all-ages afternoon shows. The result is a
collection of photographs capturing the beauty, vulnerability, and the
unbridled energy of youth during the height of the Reagan years. The
Bowery at that time was a true melting pot of downtrodden adults,
underage hardcore punk kids, and people living on the fringes of
society. Now, more than thirty years later, all of that has disappeared
and a copacetic, prosperous, and gentrified element has taken its place.
While the hardcore punk scene still thrives today, these photographs
capture a time and place in history that no longer exists. Nearly two
years in the making, Radio Raheem is proud to offer this collection of
Carolan's photos in a beautiful 10" x 10", hardcover volume featuring
nearly 150 pages of images.
book, 28.00€