"1987, God Save N.Y.C."

“1987, God Save N.Y.C.” is part of my early work, my first steps as a young photographer, documenting NYC night live. I borrowed the title “God Save N.Y.C.” to the eponym label of the collection that the late Stephen Sprouse launched in 1987. The pictures have never been released before. After 30 years, I decided to scan the negs and sent them to Michael Musto (NYC legendary nightlife chronicler for the Village Voice) who decided to publish them on his" musto unfiltered" http://www.newnownext.com/michael-musto-nyc-nightlight-1980s/10/2017/ 1987 marks a sharp transition from the glittering Eighties to the terrifying reality of AIDS and economy collapse. It starts with the death of Andy Warhol and ends with the crash of Wall Street! AIDS with its deadly sentence modifies the social relations. Activists of the gay community mobilize to create ACT UP. The night scene becomes a survival defiance with Susanne Bartsch’s parties at Savage. The coronation of house music and hip hop finds its temples with Black Market house parties or warehouse parties like Payday or Milky Way.