{"product_id":"tabboo-1982-88-9781949172577","title":"Tabboo!: 1982-88","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarly paintings and ephemera by Tabboo!, full of 1980s New York punk glamour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis clothbound volume appraises the formative years, from 1982 to 1988, of legendary performer, painter, designer, puppeteer and muse Tabboo!'s career. The book displays historical ephemera--including homemade flyers for performances at iconic clubs--along with the artist's paintings. Additionally, an essay on the \"Glamorous Life\" by Jarrett Earnest explicates the thematic concerns of the catalog. In a 1995 interview with Linda Simpson about his early work, Tabboo! observed: \"the subject matter was drag, glamour, ladies' shoes, lingerie, hairdos, vinyl--same as now.\" \u003ci\u003eTabboo!: 1982-88\u003c\/i\u003e underscores the joy of creating and living, exuberantly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTabboo!\u003c\/b\u003e (Stephen Tashjian, born 1959) moved to New York City's East Village in 1982 and quickly established himself as a fixture in its drag scene. In the style of fellow Boston School artists Nan Goldin, Jack Pierson and Mark Morrisroe, he chronicled the zeitgeist with a raw, diaristic approach. In his work, dizzying visuals of nightlife and its cast of characters accompany affectionate portraits of his friends; seedy glamour and high camp meet in a jubilant fusion of collage, paintings and photography. Not one to be an aloof observer, Tabboo! was often photographed himself--by Goldin, Morrisroe, Pierson, Steven Meisel, Steven Klein, David Armstrong and Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Both creator and muse, chronicler and participant, he emblematizes the open experimentation central to the mythology of glamorous underground culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Karma, New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949172577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.26h x 10.39w x 0.79d","brand":"Jarrett Earnest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40240226468021,"sku":"9781949172577","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_194a2d1c-f7d0-4e81-9f61-4d15976c3ae9.jpg?v=1623728597","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tabboo-1982-88-9781949172577","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}