Party in the Back

Party in the Back
Tino Razo
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Hardback
h280 x 213mm - 192pg
21 Feb 2017 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781944860035
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In Party In The Back, celebrated skateboarder Tino Razo has documented -- and shredded -- abandoned backyard swimming pools throughout Southern California. The resulting body of work, showcased here for the first time in Tino's book, elevates itself beyond a bunch of thrill-seekers navigating the suburban landscape, juxtaposing renegade sessions by world class skateboarders with dramatic architectural photographs of a lost American dream. Party In The Back is a lyrical photo-eulogy for this disappearing pool culture, bathed in the golden Southern Californian light.
"An anthropological document steeped in Southern California youth culture." - LA Weekly http: //www.laweekly.com/arts/skateboarder-tino-razo-takes-us-inside-the-hidden-world-of-las-backyard-pool-skaters-7930859 "[A] stunning array of eerie images of decrepit and poignant scenes; the American dream as one shattered and refracted through abandoned swimming pools, cracked concrete and dusty streets. But that's just the surface: what the publication is a love letter to, however, is skating; and the carefree rebellion of days spent scrambling about unchecked in the near dystopias of abandoned landscapes." - Creative Boom https: //www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/tino-razo/ "Party in the Back is a portrait of a distinctly West Coast vibescape -- there's a dusky Pacific feel to these images of skaters hopping chain-link gates, of keep-out signs and watchful dogs, of the sensual curve of empty pools. There are skaters, faces frozen in profound focus or pure joy, defying gravity, riding the sides, rising above the edges. Razo captures the thrill of making a place yours for a time and the melancholy of letting it go." - Boston Globe "Not many people can turn their hand to something and get it right first go, especially something as tricky and intuitive as photography. But Tino has. He'll tell you it's luck or editing, but the fact is he's a bloody natural, and this book is testimony to that." Jason Crombie "With a gang of nimble friends, skater and photographer Tino Razo documents the illegal underground skate scene around California's empty swimming pools" - The Guardian "Physical and existential risk is on view here. The photographs are raw and compelling." - Jamie Brisick
Tino Razo has participated in group shows that have taken him to Japan and Europe. He currently lives in Los Angeles, where he skates every day and hangs out with his dog, Chunk. Julien Stranger is a professional skateboarder from San Francisco.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781944860035
Published: 21 Feb 2017
Published In: United States
Imprint: Anthology Editions
Publisher: Anthology Editions
Format: Hardback
Height: 280mm
Width: 213mm
Weight: 1100g
Pages: 192

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