Author: Tashjian, StephenPerformer, designer and artist Tabboo! rose to prominence during the 1980s through New York City’s underground drag scene. The sweeping cityscapes gathered in this volume are reminiscent of Tabboo!’s early backdrops. Dramatic colour fields render the city in moments of transition, from day into night and back again. Gleaming windows are sprinkled with glitter. An indelible energy soaks these cityscapes, many of which depict the view from Tabboo!’s apartment window.When Tabboo! first moved to the city at age 23, he fell in love with the electrifying, scrappy downtown environment and began to paint cityscapes for the backdrops in his drag performances. Forty years later, the city has altered drastically but the artist’s ardour remains (he even lives in the same apartment in Alphabet City).ISBN 9781949172805. Karma Books, New York. hb. 264 pages. 218 colour ills. 27.9 x 26 cm.available
