Ask the Angels, a redesigned special edition reissue of photographer Donna Santisi's cult classic 1978 book of black and white images, which were among the first to capture the dynamic transitionary period between West Coast New Wave and the emerging punk rock scene.
This reissue, with added photos through 1980, is free of nostalgic bombast, attempted groupie-dom and any claims to the exclusive photographic rights of that era. Donna Santisi instead allows her provocative, evocative photographs to speak for themselves, revealing a surreal time and a place where New Wave champs such as Patti, Cale, and Verlaine frolicked with Masque-era punkeroos the Bags, X, Go-Go's and Alleycats, along with plenty of influential visitors from New York, London, San Francisco, and Cleveland who co-mingle with West Coast art school dropouts like the Weirdos and Screamers... They're all here in this essential nugget of time.
Donna Santisi will be signing her book tonight at Book Soup over in WeHo on Aug 12th 7 pm. Here's an interview with her done by Big Wheel Magazine and here's another interview done by Book Soup blog
Book Soup
8818 Sunset Blvd.
W. Hollywood CA 90069
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