“Wood’s *Looking For Love* series brings to the Chelsea Reach nightclub in 1980s New Brighton the kind of insights Brassai brought to 1930s Parisian nightlife. The glare of his flashlight reveals a fascinating throng of booze-soaked bodies, groping hands, flickering tongues, bleary eyes, cigarette smoke, and sweat.”
Robert Clark, The Guardian, 1990.
As London sees the closure of clubs like The Joiner’s Arms, Buffalo Bar, and Madame Jojo, a new Conservative government promises further austerity measures. Thus, new surveillance measures are being legislated in the name of protection. Looking for Love is a poignant, nostalgic re-examination of a different era; the photographs capture the fleeting experience of teenage freedom in a way that feels particularly relevant in an age of youth and countercultural exclusion.
Texts by Neal Brown, David Chandler, and Gareth McConnell
Published by Sorika, first edition, 2014, signed by the artist
Limited edition of 25 copies
78 pages, 19.5 cm 29.5 cm
ISBN
“Wood’s *Looking For Love* series brings to the Chelsea Reach nightclub in 1980s New Brighton the kind of insights Brassai brought to 1930s Parisian nightlife. The glare of his flashlight reveals a fascinating throng of booze-soaked bodies, groping hands, flickering tongues, bleary eyes, cigarette smoke, and sweat.”
Robert Clark, The Guardian, 1990.
As London sees the closure of clubs like The Joiner’s Arms, Buffalo Bar, and Madame Jojo, a new Conservative government promises further austerity measures. Thus, new surveillance measures are being legislated in the name of protection. Looking for Love is a poignant, nostalgic re-examination of a different era; the photographs capture the fleeting experience of teenage freedom in a way that feels particularly relevant in an age of youth and countercultural exclusion.
Texts by Neal Brown, David Chandler, and Gareth McConnell
Published by Sorika, first edition, 2014, signed by the artist
Limited edition of 25 copies
78 pages, 19.5 cm 29.5 cm
ISBN
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