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UKG - Special Edition in Gold

UKG - Special Edition in Gold

by Ewen Spencer

$675.00
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UKG, by photographer Ewen Spencer, documents the early days of the UK Garage phenomenon. The project began in the summer of 1998 when Spencer was working as nightlife photographer for Sleazenation magazine. The forty photographs in this new book by GOST are accompanied by texts from Mike Skinner from The Streets, and photographer Jason Evans.

More about this book

The term ‘Garage’ was originally used to describe an eclectic type of dance music that emerged from New York’s Paradise Garage nightclub in the mid-1970s. UK Garage shared with this an emphasis on dancing but the influences included RnB, Swing and Ragga/Dancehall. Spencer’s photographs capture gesture nuance and details of individuals out at Garage nights, a departure from the ‘straight-up’ style typical to i-D and other style magazines at the time.

About special editions

Please note, Special Editions are not processed through our warehouse but individually condition checked and packaged by hand to avoid any damage. As a result, please allow extra time for your Special Edition to arrive. We will keep you updated on the progress of your order and we can be contacted on orders@gostbooks.com with any queries.

Published November 2013
Limited edition of 30
210 x 280mm
96 pages printed full colour and duotone
Hardback in gold cloth with foil deboss
Introduction by Mike Skinner and Essay by Jason Evans
ISBN 978-0-9574272-5-9

Each copy is sold with one 10×8 inch c-type ptint, which comes with a signed certificate of authentication. Please note: print is not signed or numbered.

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From the author

  • Ewen Spencer graduated from the School of Art and Design at the University of Brighton in 1997 and began working for The Face and Sleazenation magazines. His series Teenagers, documenting British adolescents was exhibited in ‘Jam London-Tokyo’ at Barbican, London and Tokyo Opera House Gallery in 2001, and then at Rencontre d’Arles in 2004, curated by Martin Parr. Attracting an audience interested in subcultures, music, graphic art, photography, and youth culture he began producing both cover art and behind the scenes footage for The Streets and The White Stripes. In 2005 he completed a documenting teenagers involved in London’s “Grime” Scene which was published and toured as “Open Mic.” Works from this series are held in collections included the Courtauld institute of Arts, London, and Musee d’Elysee in Lausanne.