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Portraits of the London Punk Movement of the 1970s and ’80s

On Jan. 13, 1973, Derek Ridgers remembers pushing his way through the crowd at Eric Clapton’s Rainbow Concert, climbing over the fence and joining the press to photograph the rock legend. At the time, Ridgers worked in advertising and was surprised how easy it was to fake being a press photographer. He quickly realized a camera could help him approach his heroes and idols; he has been photographing famous bands and musicians ever since.

Ridgers, however, didn’t focus his camera solely on the stage. In 1976, he turned his attention toward another group of people: a loud and energetic crowd of punks. “What could be more photogenic then punks in clubs?” he asked. His new book, 78-87 London Youth, full of portraits of painted faces, colored hair, tattoos, and eccentric clothing, proves his point.

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Ishiuchi Miyako, chromogenic print of an atom-bombed dress, 2008

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Tim Curry performing as Frank ‘N’ Furter in the original American production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Belasco Theater on March 10, 1975. Photos: Waring Abbott

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Young Japanese Men Rejecting Traditional Gender Rules

The New York Times published an article and video about the rising “genderless” movement among young Japanese men. It features an interview with the de facto spokesperson for the current genderless boom in Japan, Toman from XOX. We also published a piece about genderless in Japanese street fashion last year.