The Art Of Marcus Leatherdale

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Photographer Marcus Leatherdale knows that it’s impossible to resurrect the New York City of the ’80's. Artists have moved on or passed away, and what was once the site of Andy Warhol‘s Factory is now a Petco. Nevertheless, his new photo book from ACC Art Books, Out of the Shadows, does just that, featuring some 60 portraits and still life photographs of New York icons like Debbie Harry, Divine, and Leigh Bowery. The book is more than just a collection of images; Leatherdale ...sees it as an anthropological archive of an eraand a citythat no longer exists. The nostalgia of his photographs are tangible, though Leatherdale is wary of the pitfalls of this romanticization: The misconception of the 80's is that everybody just ran around getting high and going to nightclubs. That wasn’t really true, he says. People were seriously trying to do things and get by. It wasn’t all just a big, Andy Warhol Factory party. Nevertheless, there’s a sincere adoration for bygone days that illuminates the pages in his book. Leatherdale’s subjects are positioned in intimate spaces, far from the wild glamorama of the New York City nightlife. When the future is as precarious and surreal as it is nowadays, especially in America, people look to nostalgia for some sense of security, for something they can relate to, he adds. We sat down to talk with Leatherdale about how he captured these cultural icons, that time he worked for Interview, and why, despite his current address, he never really left New York. -www.marcusleatherdale.com -www.throckmorton-nyc.com -www.interviewmagazine.com

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