Richard Corman: Madonna NYC 83: Limited Edition

by Richard Corman (Photographer)

Madonna NYC 83 celebrates a moment in early 1980s New York that has been much reappraised in recent years for its fecund interactions between the worlds of fashion, art and music. This economically fragile period gave rise to a vital restlessness in the city, spawning adventurous personal styles and music that merged rap, funk, punk and pop. Madonna represented this sensibility like no-one else. As this book makes amply clear, from the start she was determined to define a look for herself, and to carve out a space in the public imagination. Richard Corman met Madonna by chance in 1983 and created a collection of images that constitute a multifaceted portrait of the young singer. This publication is a limited edition of 50 copies, and includes an original signed and numbered print of the image Cinderella, that comes in a separate envelope within the slipcase.

Genres: Photography

96 pages, Hardcover

First published November 30, 2013

Reviews

[Jeffrey Nattania · Rating 5 out of 5]

Of course it's 5 Stars. It Madonna

[Sean Begley · Rating 5 out of 5]

My newest coffee table book! So stoked to finally get a copy of this. I stumbled on it at The Strand a couple of years ago in their photography section. I've always appreciated Madonna's music, this book captures her when her career was it was in its infancy. My main reason for picking this up is because most of the images are from the streets of NYC, back when there was graffiti everywhere, lol. I have a very similar book that features The Ramones all over the Lower East Side. Beautiful book, Corman captured a real specific place in time with these photos.

[Cate Meredith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful book demonstrating Madonna's the gritty urban roots. A joy.