vicemag:When I look at the pictures in this book I feel zero nostalgia for this world. The photos
vicemag: When I look at the pictures in this book I feel zero nostalgia for this world. The photos are beautiful but I think you manage to show almost nude young women in a way that’s not sexy and punk bands in a way that’s not romantic. Nostalgia is a byproduct of action and memory. It doesn’t have to exist but culture tends to impose a “longing for times gone by” and “the other side is always greener” mentality on perception. It’s very marketable and does a great job of spinning history into easily digestible hot dogmas and popsicle politics. It’s why America has such a fascination with the Wild West and a “rugged individualism” that maybe never existed. We’ve all pined for living in a time we were never part of. I once wished I had lived in the 1920s with the flappers, gangsters, speakeasies, and jazz joints. Sure, why not? Haunted house? I don’t know about that but I have seen ghosts. We spoke to Spot about his gorgeous, grim photos of the punk and skate scenes in 70s LA. -- source link
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