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New York: Club Kids: By Waltpaper Hardcover – November 26, 2019

by Walt Cassidy (Author), Mark Holgate (Foreword)

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The embodiment of Generation X, the Club Kids were the last subculture of the analog world

New York: Club Kids is a high-impact visual diary of New York City in the 1990s, seen through the eyes of Walt Cassidy, known as Waltpaper, a central figure within the Club Kids. The Club Kids―named thus by New York Magazine in 1988―were an artistic, fashion-conscious youth movement that crossed over into the public consciousness through appearances on daytime talk shows, magazine editorials, fashion campaigns and music videos, planting the seeds for popular cultural trends such as reality television, self-branding, “influencers” and the gender revolution.

Known for their outrageous looks, legendary parties and sometimes illicit antics, the Club Kids were the embodiment of Generation X and would prove to be the last definitive subculture group of the analog world. The ’90s have come to be known as the last discernible and cohesive decade, cherished by those who experienced it and romanticized by those who missed it.

The first comprehensive visual document of ’90s nightlife and street culture, New York: Club Kids grants special access to an underground world, providing exclusive insight into the lifestyle of this celebrated and notorious clique. Featuring rare and previously unseen photographs along with magazine editorials and ephemera, the book culls from the personal archives of various photographers and artists―some celebrated, and many others whose recognition is long overdue.

Walt Cassidy (born 1972) is a multimedia artist and designer based in Brooklyn, New York. Throughout the 1990s, as Waltpaper, he was at the center of the New York City Club Kids movement. In 2014, Walt Cassidy Studio was established as a jewelry brand and has expanded to include interiors-based murals. Cassidy’s explorative and allegorical work incorporates photography, drawing, sculpture, painting and jewelry, and has been exhibited at MASS MOCA, Paul Kasmin Gallery, Deitch Projects, 303 Gallery, Torrance Art Museum, Watermill Center, Miami Basel Art Fair, Leslie-Lohman Museum and Invisible Exports.

Print length

375 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Damiani
Publication date

November 26, 2019
Dimensions

8.8 x 1.4 x 11.2 inches
ISBN-10

8862086571
ISBN-13

978-8862086578
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From the Publisher

“Every era has its outrageous subcultural scene, and in New York in the 1990s that mantle indisputably belonged to the Club Kids. Known for, among other things, their deliciously cartoonish, gender-indifferent costumes (teetering on mile-high platform shoes) and their reign over downtown mega-clubs such as the Tunnel and the Limelight, the Club Kids did more than just fill the nightlife vacuum left behind after the death of Andy Warhol. They also brought a wild, joyous, youthful levity to the city through the ongoing darkness of AIDS and offered a far more inclusive and democratic, less elitist conception of the social “it” hierarchy, where creativity mattered more than cash flow. It was the perfect glittery storm of an alternative underground, commingling with techno, grunge, rave, and drag cultures.”

— Christopher Bollen, Interview

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A corrective to the default association of the Club Kids with the 1996 murder of Andre “Angel” Melendez by Michael Alig, Cassidy weaves a far more optimistic narrative where a bunch of misfits made a wonderland by being themselves. -- Christopher Bollen ― Interview

New York: Club Kids charts the history of the last underground subculture of the analogue age [...] when a new group of upstarts transgressed boundaries with singular aplomb, deconstructing the realms of fashion, music, drugs, gender, pop culture, and media to recreate themselves anew every week. -- Sara Rosen ― AnOther Man

The Club Kids, a rag-tag band of misfits with oversized, personally crafted personas and outrageous looks...represented a seminal moment in culture. -- Mikelle Street ― OUT

The photos featured in the book depict a rich, layered story with New York City as the setting: the bold fashion, the memorable makeup details, the promotional fare-like flyers and posters, and the celebrities. -- Sabrina Cooper ― Dazed

New York: Club Kids is a brilliant I-was-there chronicle of the glorious, gaudy, and gorgeous creatures who stalked the New York nights of the ’90s, an oddly touching and affecting remembrance of both youthful knowingness and innocence. -- Mark Holgate ― Vogue

Emerging at a moment of plentiful digital photography but little internet access, their colorful personalities had to be experienced in real time, in real communities, and now, finally, in a photobook whose snapshots ooze with that ever-elusive quality: authenticity. -- Andrew Pasquier ― Artforum

Multimedia artist and designer Walt Cassidy, a.k.a. Waltpaper, takes the reader through the ’90s underground club scene in New York City...in this “high-impact” visual diary filled with rare and previously unseen photographs, magazine clippings, and other media. ― New York Magazine:Strategist

The Club Kids?named thus by New York Magazine in 1988?were an artistic, fashion-conscious youth movement that crossed over into the public consciousness through appearances on daytime talk shows, magazine editorials, fashion campaigns and music videos, planting the seeds for popular cultural trends such as reality television, self-branding, “influencers” and the gender revolution. -- Editor ― TENz

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Damiani (November 26, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 375 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8862086571
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8862086578
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.53 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.8 x 1.4 x 11.2 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,260,375 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #305 in Lifestyle Photography
- #892 in Photo Essays (Books)
- #1,358 in Portrait Photography

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Walt Cassidy (American, b. 1972) is a multimedia artist and writer based in Brooklyn, New York. His explorative and allegorical work incorporates photography, writing, drawing, sculpture, painting, design and jewelry.

Throughout the 1990’s, as a teenager, Walt Cassidy, then called Waltpaper, was at the center of the New York City Club Kids, an artistic and fashion-conscious youth movement. The group was a definitive force in New York City's underground club culture and made long-lasting contributions to mainstream art and fashion.

The artwork of Walt Cassidy has been exhibited at MASS MOCA; Paul Kasmin Gallery; Deitch Projects; 303 Gallery; Torrance Art Museum; Watermill Center; Vox Populi; Miami Basel Artfair; Leslie-Lohman Museum, and Invisible Exports.

In 2014, Walt Cassidy Studio was established as a design brand, with a focus on jewelry, print making and interior-based murals.

In October 2019, Cassidy’s first book, NEW YORK: CLUB KIDS by Waltpaper, was published by Damiani. A high-impact visual diary of New York City in the 1990s, NEW YORK: CLUB KIDS is the first comprehensive visual document of the decade’s colorful nightlife and street culture. The book grants special access to an underground world, providing exclusive insight into the lifestyle of this celebrated and notorious clique. Featuring rare and previously unseen photographs along with magazine editorials and ephemera, the book culls from the personal archives of various photographers and artists who participated in the scene.

Additional publications include British Journal of Photography, Interview, Another Man, Dazed, Architectural Digest, Vogue, Elle, Artforum, The Huffington Post, Wall Street Journal Magazine, Artforum, The New York Times, In Style, W Magazine, Candy Magazine, Out, Style.com, Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, and Harpers Bazaar.

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Heather

Beautiful, well made book

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2021

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I am in awe of the quality of the printing, paper, and cover - it is such a beautifully produced volume. Photos are wonderfully printed and Walt's text is engaging and interesting.

One tiny gripe, my middle-aged eyes REALLY struggled with the thin, small font choice. I'm not taking a star off because I love having this on my shelf but until I get new reading glasses (not easy as it used to be with COVID restrictions), I can only read a very small bit of it at a time before I get a headache. Oh well, I will just savor it slowly!

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Matthew stylistma

The club kid experience ive been waiting to hear about...

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2020

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For years we’ve cling to the more sinister stories of the creative club kids because we were inspired by them and that’s all we had. Finally a full account of what life was like in pre Disney NY during the roaring late 80s early 90s. You get the full snap shot with walts work! Ideas that haven’t seen the light of day since the very era they were conceived. Stories of the forgotten beautiful queer young people that would be lost due to their early demise. Archival photos the likes of which I had never even seen anything close to. This is the definitive record of youth culture when just being young and cultured was a daily rebellion.

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Jeremy Petty

No stone left unturned...

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2020

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Diving head first to revisit a world that I once knew was liberating. Walt Cassidy weaves the tales of how the club kids rose to influence with such grace and vividness that you are instantly transported back to those times. Having experienced the end of the era when I lived in Manhattan I felt connected to the fabricated stories that many people spread about Walt and the club kids. So much focus was placed on Michael Alig and his escalating antics that we failed to see the true genius of the club kids. Our world will never be the same, but now we know how some beautiful parts of it came to be.

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Trisha

Fabulous bit of history

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2021

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I’m one of those people who learned about the Club kids thanks to the movie Party Monster and the books and documentaries came later on. This book is a really great bit of history of the Club kids without Michael Alig taking center stage. The quality is exceptional and you have tons of photos and information.

I’m still making my way through the reading, but I’m super happy I made the splurge on this book.

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Publicly Private

Great photos, great layout, great quality

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2020

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I am so happy that I got this book! The cover, the binding, the thick paper... it is very well constructed! The photos are revealing of all facets of the nightlife scene of the time, and they are expertly woven together by the author. I am really impressed by the layout and design. This book should be twice as expensive. If you're into the nightlife scene, for the price of less than 2 drinks + tip, you can own this amazing compendium of photos!

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Nooooo!

Finally, a serious book about the New York club Kids!

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2021

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The Author has done a fantastic job with this book. Full of interesting stories, and so many great photos and other memorabilia of the New York Club Kids scene. I am so glad to have this added to my collection. The book looks stunning, and the quality is top notch.

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Rob T.

Gorgeous! Evocative! A must have purchase if you're interested in art, culture, and nightlife.

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2019

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This book is GORGEOUS! The photos are amazing and the stories are compelling and evocative. As someone who lived through this era and experienced it first-hand, it's an extraordinary document and extremely well done. Kudos to all who contributed their stories and photographs. Kudos to Walt Cassidy!