Rave art : flyers, invitations and membership cards from the birth of Acid House clubs and raves /
Berlin, Chelsea Louise,author.
Moore, Mark,writer of foreword.
"Rave culture originated in small, sweaty clubs and grew into enormous events with tens of thousands of people. Acid House music and ecstasy were the driving forces behind a global phenomenon that still reverberates today in music, fashion and art. Chelsea-Louise Berlin was there from the start of the London rave scene, attending many of the now legendary events, from Club Shoom to Energy and beyond. This book documents that movement through the flyers, membership cards and promotional material that was handed out freely (often privately) to inform partygoers of the next venue. Flyer design became an artform, and hundreds of the most significant and rare examples from Chelsea's huge collection are reproduced inside."--Page 4 of cover
Originally published by Carlton Books in 2014.
Foreword / Mark Moore -- Rave, house and the art of the flyer / Chelsea-Louise Berlin -- 1986/7 -- 1988 -- 1989 -- 1990 -- Sweet harmony: rave today / Chelsea-Louise Berlin -- Tracks that made the party jump / Chelsea-Louise Berlin.
"Rave culture originated in small, sweaty clubs and grew into enormous events with tens of thousands of people. Acid House music and ecstasy were the driving forces behind a global phenomenon that still reverberates today in music, fashion and art. Chelsea-Louise Berlin was there from the start of the London rave scene, attending many of the now legendary events, from Club Shoom to Energy and beyond. This book documents that movement through the flyers, membership cards and promotional material that was handed out freely (often privately) to inform partygoers of the next venue. Flyer design became an artform, and hundreds of the most significant and rare examples from Chelsea's huge collection are reproduced inside."--Page 4 of cover
Commercial art
Rave culture
Private clubs
Nightclubs
Advertising fliers