Description
First published in 1968, The Bikeriders explores firsthand the stories and characters of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club. The journal-size title features original black-and-white photographs and transcribed interviews made from 1963 to 1967, when Danny Lyon was a member of the Outlaws gang. Authentic, personal, and uncompromising, Lyon's depiction of individuals on the outskirts of society offers a gritty yet humanistic view that subverts the commercialized image of Americana. Akin to the documentary style of 1960s-era New Journalism, made famous by writers such as Joan Didion, Hunter S. Thompson, and Tom Wolfe, Lyon's work, like theirs, demonstrates humanitarian interests, advocacy, and "saturation reporting." The importance of his work and our interest in the subject is reinforced by Lyon's immersion in his subject.
A hardcover facsimile edition based on the 1968 original, printed with new reproductions from Lyon's vintage photographs
About the Author
Danny Lyon is highly regarded as one of the most influential documentary photographers of the last five decades. His many books include The Movement (1964), The Destruction of Lower Manhattan (1969), Conversations with the Dead (1971), Knave of Hearts (1999), Like a Thief's Dream (2007), and Deep Sea Diver (2011). Widely exhibited and collected, Lyon has been awarded Guggenheim Fellowships twice and National Endowment for the Arts grants ten times.
Reviews
Like an Old Testament prophet, the photographer Danny Lyon has agitated for his fellow man to pursue justice and freedom. This was not always a popular message, nor a lucrative one, but that wasn't how he saw his role. -The New York Times
Armed with a Triumph, a Nikon, and a unique dual perspective as both participant and observer, Lyon was able to access and portray a disarmingly intimate, familiar, and diverse subculture. -LA Weekly
A seminal work in the modern photography canon -Time
Whether shooting civil-rights protesters, motorcycle gang members or Texas inmates, the photographer empathized with his subjects-sometimes getting so close, he took up their cause. -The Wall Street Journal
Mr. Lyon...did more than anyone outside Hollywood to establish the image of the outlaw biker. -The New York Times Wheels blog
Book Information
ISBN 9781597112642
Author Danny Lyon
Format Hardback
Page Count 104
Imprint Aperture
Publisher Aperture
Weight(grams) 470g
A hardcover facsimile edition based on the 1968 original, printed with new reproductions from Lyon's vintage photographs
About the Author
Danny Lyon is highly regarded as one of the most influential documentary photographers of the last five decades. His many books include The Movement (1964), The Destruction of Lower Manhattan (1969), Conversations with the Dead (1971), Knave of Hearts (1999), Like a Thief's Dream (2007), and Deep Sea Diver (2011). Widely exhibited and collected, Lyon has been awarded Guggenheim Fellowships twice and National Endowment for the Arts grants ten times.
Reviews
Like an Old Testament prophet, the photographer Danny Lyon has agitated for his fellow man to pursue justice and freedom. This was not always a popular message, nor a lucrative one, but that wasn't how he saw his role. -The New York Times
Armed with a Triumph, a Nikon, and a unique dual perspective as both participant and observer, Lyon was able to access and portray a disarmingly intimate, familiar, and diverse subculture. -LA Weekly
A seminal work in the modern photography canon -Time
Whether shooting civil-rights protesters, motorcycle gang members or Texas inmates, the photographer empathized with his subjects-sometimes getting so close, he took up their cause. -The Wall Street Journal
Mr. Lyon...did more than anyone outside Hollywood to establish the image of the outlaw biker. -The New York Times Wheels blog
Book Information
ISBN 9781597112642
Author Danny Lyon
Format Hardback
Page Count 104
Imprint Aperture
Publisher Aperture
Weight(grams) 470g
