Portraits and documents of Spain’s countercultural movida movement, from a rare cult ’80s zine
Spanish artist Miguel Trillo (born 1954) is considered one of the primary documentarians of La movida madrileña, the countercultural youth movement that sprang to life after the death of Francisco Franco in 1975. In the early 1980s, he compiled his photographs of the music scene—featuring portraits of mods, punks and rockers, among others—into his first zine, Rockocó. His second publication, Callejones y avenidas, focused on what Trillo himself describes as “calm portraits of restless nights,” continuing to flesh out the various cliques and communities that existed as part of the underground cultural ecosystem.
This publication gathers the original photographs and models from the two zines, and provides readers with a glimpse into a fascinating moment of hedonism and creativity.
Featured image is reproduced from ‘Miguel Trillo: Madrid in the Early 80s'.
PRAISE AND REVIEWS
Bookforum
Sarah Moroz
Documents the restless energy of Madrid nightlife: a circuit of impromptu parties, concerts, and clubs attended by people with maximalist style and no fucks to give. [...] The reader basks in the resulting skittish and exuberant energy.
FORMAT: Pbk, 8 x 11 in. / 360 pgs / 304 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $40.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $56 GBP £34.00 ISBN: 9788417769505 PUBLISHER: La Fábrica/EDICIONES LA BAHÍA AVAILABLE: 5/11/2021 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: WORLD Excl LA Spain
Published by La Fábrica/EDICIONES LA BAHÍA. Text by Ana García Herrá, José Luis Gallero.
Portraits and documents of Spain’s countercultural movida movement, from a rare cult ’80s zine
Spanish artist Miguel Trillo (born 1954) is considered one of the primary documentarians of La movida madrileña, the countercultural youth movement that sprang to life after the death of Francisco Franco in 1975. In the early 1980s, he compiled his photographs of the music scene—featuring portraits of mods, punks and rockers, among others—into his first zine, Rockocó. His second publication, Callejones y avenidas, focused on what Trillo himself describes as “calm portraits of restless nights,” continuing to flesh out the various cliques and communities that existed as part of the underground cultural ecosystem.
This publication gathers the original photographs and models from the two zines, and provides readers with a glimpse into a fascinating moment of hedonism and creativity.
