{"product_id":"ewen-spencer-while-you-were-sleeping-1998-2000-9788862087698","title":"Ewen Spencer: While You Were Sleeping 1998-2000","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn up-close portrayal of late-'90s London's many music scenes, from the pages of \u003ci\u003eSleazenation\u003c\/i\u003e and beyond\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1990s, as a graduate from art school, the British photographer Ewen Spencer began making pictures for \u003ci\u003eSleazenation\u003c\/i\u003e, in particular for the infamous listing pages at the rear of the magazine that were called Savoir Vivre. The images were made in both black and white and color, and were immensely candid and full of characters that seemed to be everywhere at that time.\u003cbr\u003eLondon was at the epicenter of a cultural boom in this period. Small clubs, parties and discos were plentiful in venues from North to South, and Spencer was in a minicab and night bus taking in all the scenes--from Northern Soul, Acid House, Jungle and Garage to Nu Metal, South London blackout clubs and more. Spencer captures an era filled with love, lust and messy authenticity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEwen Spencer\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1971) graduated from the University of Brighton in 1997 and began shooting for style magazines such as \u003ci\u003eSleazenation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Face\u003c\/i\u003e, with an emphasis on youth culture. In 2004 his series \u003ci\u003eTeenagers\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Project Assistance award at Rencontres D'Arles, curated that year by Martin Parr, who tipped Spencer as \"one to watch.\" In 2013 he began self-publishing a biannual photo-zine, \u003ci\u003eGuapamente\u003c\/i\u003e focusing on global youth subcultures. Spencer has also made documentaries on Britain's Garage and Grime scenes. His monograph \u003ci\u003eYoung Love\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Stanley Barker in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Damiani Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788862087698\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.30h x 11.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Ewen Spencer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42253524795573,"sku":"9788862087698","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_79f95ee7-6a06-44b5-9060-5bbd7c7fdc74.jpg?v=1656387062","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ewen-spencer-while-you-were-sleeping-1998-2000-9788862087698","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}