About the Book:
The definitive visual diary of the New York club scene in the seventies and eighties, Disco Years (powerHouse Books) presents an astounding collection of photographs from America’s premier nightlife photographer, Ron Galella. His candid shots of the era’s fabulous fashionistas, indulgent rock idols, outlandish artists, mystical muses, jet-setting socialites, and fantastic freaks reveal the delicious decadence that defined the decade.
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Disco Years brings us the high life, literally and figuratively. Featuring unforgettable photographs of Andy Warhol, Elizabeth Taylor, Halston, Steve Rubell, Ian Schrager, Liza Minnelli, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Diane von Furstenberg, Mick Jagger, Bianca Jagger, Jerry Hall, Keith Richards, Ali MacGraw, Truman Capote, Gloria Vanderbilt, Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand, Brooke Shields, Cher, Raquel Welch, Donna Summer, David Bowie, Debbie Harry, Grace Jones, Divine, Johnny Lydon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sean Penn, Rod Stewart, and John Belushi, among countless others, Disco Years takes us back to a time when skiing was an indoor activity, velvet ropes were high security, and incredible style was the only requirement.
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“Through all these dizzying ups and downs, Ron Galella has been there, honing in on the stars in ways that pull their real personalities out of the glitzy milieu and get them smack onto film. Ron doesn’t specialize in those look-at-the-camera-and-smile shots that add nothing to the culture. His pictures reveal something, hinting at the pathos behind the glamour and vice versa, while mining the real relationships between celebrities and the lens (and each other). Galella never makes people say “Cheese” or look cheesy. He’s too interested in capturing star wattage at its most effortlessly elegant. High from his images, no one would ever need to toot-toot again. Discos have been my most comfortable homes, and Galella their most devoted documentarian.” —Michael Musto
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About the Author:
Widely acknowledged as the most controversial celebrity photographer in the United States, Ron Galella has been lauded as “the godfather of American paparazzi culture” by Time, and “Paparazzo Extraordinaire” by Newsweek. A native New Yorker, Galella earned a degree in photojournalism from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. He began his career as a freelance magazine and newspaper photographer in 1955, and has since been sued by Jacqueline Onassis, punched by Marlon Brando, and hosed down by friends of Brigitte Bardot. Galella’s previous books include Jacqueline (Sheed & Ward, 1974), Offguard: A Paparazzi Look at the Beautiful People (McGraw-Hill, 1976), The Photographs of Ron Galella 1965–1989 (Greybull Press, 2001), and Ron Galella Exclusive Diary (Photology, 2004). His most recent shows were held at The Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; the Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York; the Holt Renfrew Flick Exhibition, Toronto; Photology, Milan and Bologna; the Ferragamo Gallery, New York; and his latest, Superstar, at Kunstforum Wien, Vienna.
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About the Exhibition:
Disco Years, an exhibition featuring works by Ron Galella, Larry Fink, Patrick McMullan, Christopher Makos, Jill Freedman, Maripol, Arlene Gottfried, and Joe Rodriguez, is the definitive visual diary of the New York club scene in the seventies and eighties, and presents an astounding collection of photographs from America’s premier nightlife photographers. Their candid shots of the era’s fabulous fashionistas, indulgent rock idols, outlandish artists, mystical muses, jet-setting socialites, and fantastic freaks reveal the delicious decadence that defined the decade. The show will be enhanced by a selection of rare photographs documenting disco goers and shots of meatpacking’s after hour clubs. Also planned during the run of the show is a series of events including a talk/panel discussions and book signing with Ron Galella. Panel members may include Michael Musto, and Randy Jones. The exhibition runs November 29, 2006-January 2007, at powerHouse Arena, Brooklyn.
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Miss Rosen’s Contribution:
Miss Rosen handled the international publicity campaign for Disco Years.
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Coordinated international publicity campaign including coverage in
Chicago Social, Dallas Morning News, ELLE, ELLE Canada, The Fader, The Guardian, Good Morning America/ABC,
i-D, The Insider/CBS, InStyle UK, LA Confidential, London Sunday Times Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Marie Claire Italia,
Mojo, New York Daily News, New York Times Book Review, New York Times City Section, New York Times/Bill Cunningham, Ocean Drive,
L’Officiel Hommes, OK!, Our Generation: Disco/The History Channel, Out, Panorama, Paper, Paris Match, People,
Publishers Weekly, Time Out New York, Tokion, Trace, L’Uomo Vogue, V Man, Vanity Fair, Vogue,
Vogue Espana, Vogue Italia, and Wall Street Journal, among others.
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CELEBRITIES / PHOTOGRAPHY / BOOGIE FEVER
HC, 9.75 x 12.25 inches, 200 pages, 170 duotone photographs
with special metallic ink, ISBN: 1-57687-325-0 , $65.00
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Photographs ©Ron Galella
Cover courtesy of powerHouse Books