Into the Light: Photographs of the NYC Gay Pride Day from the 70s till today
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (978 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3959852754 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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His professional career produced innumerable book designs, editorial desings and art direction for numerous magazines and publishing housese, and many gallery shows of his art photography in the U.S. Stellar was educated at Parsons School of Design where he focused on graphic design and photography. Stanley Stellar (b. 1945
"Into the Light" is the title of Stanley Stellar's magnus opum: a history of the New York Pride Parade from the 1970s until today. The Brooklyn-born photographer (who belongs to the same generation as Robert Mapplethorpe) is a chronicler of the city that never sleeps, and – so it seems – his camera neither rested a single moment. Carefully selected and accompanied with Stellar's own words, each photograph is an artifact of a special place during a special time: the hedonistic 70s, the devastating 80s after the rise of HIV/AIDS, the plastic 90s, and the new millenium until today. „Into the Light“ is a unique contrib
About the Author Stanley Stellar (b. Influenced by Peter Hujar and other artists exploring homoerotic subject matter in New York City, Stellar realized photography could provide a great means of talking about the gay experience. Indeed, his documentary images of gay life from the 1970s impress themselves indelibly on the viewer's memory. Stellar was educated at Parsons School of Design where he focused on graphic design and photography. He lives and works in New York City. His interest in reaching as broad an audience as possible and "getting into