NYC Go-Go

By: Benderson, Bruce

Slava Mogutin, the notorious Russian dissident-turned-art star and creator of the critically acclaimed Lost Boys (powerHouse Books, 2006), returns with his second monograph, NYC Go-Go , a tribute to the golden age of New York City nightlife. The once glittering club world had all but disappeared by the time Mogutin arrived in America in the mid-1990s. Under Mayor Rudy Giuliani's controversial "Quality of Life" campaign, downtown clubs paid the ultimate price: owners were branded community pariahs and paid crippling fines for alleged disruptiveness, while others were prosecuted for criminal acts; many legendary night spots were wiped off the map altogether. In his new book, Mogutin documents the ever-shrinking downtown gay scene, taking us inside a few remaining joints like the Cock , Boysroom , and Mr. Black . NYC Go-Go is a raunchy journey into the underworld inhabited by hustlers, go-go boys and their admirers. Some of them are "rough trade"--thugs with criminal pasts, busted for prostitution, drugs or armed assaults--while others are "gay for pay," married with kids and hustling for their families. NYC Go-Go captures the spirit of a scene under fire with Mogutin's trademark raw, in-your face style.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576874435
• ISBN13: 9781576874431
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: powerHouse Books
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 10.1"