| View Larger Image | Public Access: Ricky Powell Photographs 1985-2005 | Hardcoverby Ricky Powell (Author), Charlie Ahearn (Author), Glenn O'Brien (Author), Zoe Cassavettes (Author)
| List Price: | $4.99 | |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | powerHouse Books | | Page Count: | 128 Pages | | Publication Date: | August 30, 2005 | | Sales Rank: | 438,734th |
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Product Description
"Ricky Powell, aka the Rickster, has seen a lot of history. He has worked variously as a busboy, bike messenger, Frozade vender, substitute teacher, columnist, cable television host, comic, and dog walker. But he is best known as a wisecracking, self-described ‘playground rat’ who used his beat-up Minolta and party-crashing skills to become a nightlife fixture and a chronicler of the then-exploding world of hip hop." (The New York Times) For two decades, Ricky Powell has prowled the streets of his native New York, toured the world with hip hop’s biggest acts, and full-on crashed celebrity-studded parties on both coasts. Equipped with only his wits and an instamatic camera, Powell elbowed his way into the center of the scene with no shame. "It’s for public access," Powell could be heard, pleading for an interview with a pizza shop owner on his cult cable TV show, "Rappin’ with the Rickster." Powell knows access is everything, and he delivers. In Public Access: Ricky Powell Photographs 1985–2005, Powell presents the actors, musicians, performers, and artists that inspired him, including Run-DMC, Public Enemy, Eric B. and Rakim, Slick Rick, Biz Markie, Eazy E, Method Man, LL Cool J, Fab 5 Freddy, Steven Tyler, Nina Hagen, John Sex, John Lee Hooker, LeRoy Neiman, Martha Graham, Elizabeth Taylor, Paloma Picasso, Calvin Klein, Barbara Walters, Grace Jones, Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola, Debi Mazar, Cindy Crawford, Elvira, Dondi, Doze, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Andy Warhol, among many others. Also presented in Public Access are Powell’s never-before-published collaborations with top artists, graffiti writers, and photographers including Ron Galella, Ron English, Phil Frost, Lee Quinones, Sam Flores, David Choe, Dalek, DR. REVOLT, ZEPHYR, QUIK, TEAM, DAZE, SEEN, KAWS, JEST, BIGFOOT, SSUR, and HAZE, among others. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 2 reviews)
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let these fools know, ricky drops another gem! by John Zawadzinski (Jersey City, NJ)  4 Stars
January 12, 2006
you have to admit, ricky's camera has captured specific moments in time when new york was for the most part, very raw and exciting. from snaps on the sneak tip on Ave A. to flicks of method man hangin in the east vil, powell has produced another instant classic for all hip hop fans and other pop culture enthusiasts to enjoy.
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Instant Classic by Thom Streeter  5 Stars
January 01, 2006
Ricky Powell brings New York, both old and new, to life. On every page, faces and places come together reminding you of an era. "Public Access" is exactly what it says: access to Ricky's personal New York City. Enjoy the party.
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