Temporary Pleasure
Nightclub Architecture, Design and Culture from the 1960s to Today
$108.90
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
25 April 2023
Summary
This unique, visually exciting look at the evolution of nightclubs across America and Europe since the 1960s reveals an unwavering truth about club culture—the one constant is change.
Opening with the psychedelic haunts of the 1960s New York pop art scene and closing more than half a century later with the rise of post-club happenings, Temporary Pleasure shows how nightlife spaces have evolved to meet the needs of their generation, and how each generation was seeking somethin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783791387987 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3791387987 |
| Author: | John Leo Gillen |
| Publisher: | Prestel |
| Imprint: | Prestel |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 25 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 1.42kg |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 280mm |
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John Leo Gillen
John Leo Gillen is a temporary space designer and producer who was raised in the nightlife industry through his family’s nightclub business in Ireland. He initially began archiving ephemeral club spaces on Instagram under the banner Temporary Pleasure, before turning the project into a collective of architects, event producers, and creatives who are generating new ways to rebuild clubs through design labs, building workshops, and pop-up DIY spaces. He holds a master’s degree in Ephemeral Architecture and Temporary Spaces from Elisava in Barcelona, and lives in London.
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