Overview of 2024 books and zines
An overview of photography books and zines published in 2024 from the archives of Derek Ridgers and Dave Swindells.
In order of publication:
‘The 1980s: Image of a Decade’ published by Thames & Hudson
A visual review of the 1980s, its innovations, personalities, culture and world events. Written and curated by Henry Carroll. Featuring images from Dave Swindells Acid House archive and Derek Ridgers street and club photography.
‘Gucci Prospettive 4: Acora Londra’ published by Constrasto.
The fourth volume by Creative Director Sabato De Sarno intertwines stories of fashion, art, and people, told through the eyes of the English capital. Featuring Derek Ridgers kissing couple image.
‘Outlaws: Fashion Renegades of Leigh Bowery’s 1980s London’. Published by Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers.
Published to coincide with Outlaws: Fashion Renegades of 80s London, 4 October 2024 to 9 March 2025 ‘Dress as though your life depends on it, or don’t bother.’(Leigh Bowery, 1985). Outlaws dives into the anarchic energy of London’s 1980s club scene, celebrating the avant-garde, experimental designs of Leigh Bowery and his fellow fashion renegades. Exhibition and book curated by Martin Green and NJ Stevenson. Cover photographs © Dave Swindells: Leigh & Nicola Bowery / Trojan, Marc Vaultier, Dencil Williams, Mark Batham at Taboo, 1985.
‘The Agony & The Ecstasy’ photo zine by Derek Ridgers. Available at IDEA.
When Derek turned his camera away from the bands to the crowds, capturing their states of exaltation.
‘The London Youth Portraits’ by Derek Ridgers. Published by ACC Art Books.
The definitive collection of street and subculture portraiture by Derek Ridgers taking in 1980s England. With skinheads, punks and new romantics, in clubs and on the street, Derek’s images have come to define a seminal decade of British subculture.
‘KU / Ibiza 1984’ by Derek Ridgers. Published by Ojos de Buey.
When Derek Ridgers spent his first holiday in Ibiza in 1983, he was astonished to witness the vibrant and extraordinary nightlife of its capital, especially the huge KU club just a few kilometres away. Returning the following year, he decided to immortalise it all. Forty years after these never-before-published photographs, OJOS DE BUEY recovers this testimony of Ibiza, called ‘the decadent playground of everyone's imagination’.
‘Acid House As It Happened’ The (Re)Edition by Dave Swindells. Published by IDEA
The definitive unofficial visual chronicle of 1988. Dave documented and wrote about the first Acid nights in 1988 as the nightlife editor of Time Out, and is now re-visiting and re-telling the history of Acid House, as it happened, in his own words, and of course photographs. Forward by Sheryl Garratt.
‘Ibiza ‘89’ by Dave Swindells (4th edition!) Published by IDEA
Now in it’s fourth edition, with new unreleased images from Dave Swindells’s trip to Ibiza with the writer Alix Sharkey to bring back a story for Time Out's 20/20 magazine. The '89 season was two summers after Danny Rampling and Paul Oakenfold and co's famed Balearic epiphan. Famous faces as Boy George celebrates his birthday at the opening party for Amnesia. Best way to visit Ibiza - in a time machine.
