Author: Jane DicksonJane Dickson was deeply enmeshed in the creative world of 1970s and 80s New York City. Throughout this period, Dickson photographed, drew and painted extraordinary scenes of life in Times Square. Her work includes documentary snapshots, roughly vibrant charcoal sketches, and paintings – a host of which are collected here (many for the first time). With a foreword by Chris Kraus, this volume captures a city that was truly wild: lawless, manic, sometimes squalid, sometimes magnificent.In the late 1970s and early ’80s, Dickson was part of the movement joining the legacies of downtown art, punk rock, and hip hop through her involvement with the Colab art collective, the Fashion Moda gallery, and legendary exhibitions including the Real Estate Show and Times Square Show. In the midst of this groundbreaking work, Dickson lived, worked and raised two children in an apartment on 43rd Street and 8th Avenue at a time when the neighbourhood was at its most infamous, crime-ridden, and spectacularly seedy. ISBN 9781944860141. Anthology Editions. hb. 272 pages. 320 ills. 22.2 x 29.7 cm.available
