CHARLES RENAULT "VOGUING & THE HOUSE BALLROOM SCENE OF NEW YORK CITY 1989-92"

This deluxe 200 page 24x30cm flexibound book features hundreds of stunning photographs from the hidden world of New York's house ballroom drag scene out of which came voguing, the dance made famous by Madonna. Introductory text is by Tim Lawrence, author of two seminal music books: Love Saves the Day: A History of American dance music culture, 1970-79 and Hold on to your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene, 1973-92. To coincide with the book, Soul Jazz Records will be releasing an album in January 2012, entitled Voguing and the House Ballroom Scene of New York City 1989 -92 featuring Masters at Work, MFSB, Junior Vasquez, Diana Ross, Armand Van Helden, Loose Joints, First Choice and many more. These wild years of voguing and the house ballroom scene are vividly captured at its height in hundreds of amazing, previously unpublished photographs. A visual riot of fashion, gender, polysexuality and subversive style, Voguing and the House Ballroom Scene of New York 1989-92 is also a fascinating document on sexuality and race.