plus #secretsignals and 'nuff #fiorucci stop by if you're in town

#lindsayanderson ephemera at #laartbookfair

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launching at the la art book fair feb. 11th. 'secret signals' printed in an edition of 300 copies.

launching at the la art book fair feb. 11th. 'secret signals' printed in an edition of 300 copies.

launching at the la art book fair feb. 11th. 'secret signals' printed in an edition of 300 copies

Teen Angel - Secret Signals - 1981

In 1981 David Holland (aka Teen Angel), former staffer at 'Lowrider' launched Teen Angels magazine. It was an instant hit, serving up prison arte, fashion, dedications, lowriders, pachuco styles, obituaries and user submitted photographs ('las homegirls' and 'los homies'). Teen Angels was aimed at and dedicated to the youth of the varrios, primarily in East LA, but the magazine was widely read in many cities and states.

The magazine ran for over 200 issues over 30 years, and was known as 'the voice of the varrio', letting young chicanos and chicanas know what was going on, who was who, and what the latest styles were. Teen Angels also represented the street- in all it's forms- and rather sensationally The LA Times reported in 1992 that the police used Teen Angels magazine as a training guide to learn gangs fashion trends and graffiti tags, though the magazine, and most readers were anti drugs and violence.

Secret Signals was printed in 1981 and sold from the back of Teen Angels as a guide to the hand signs used by young chicanos to spell out the initials of their neighborhood. Hand signs were used to let others know where you were from, where you represented or who you rolled with- whether you were in school, at a dance or cruising the boulevard.

This is a facsimile of Teen Angel’s 1981 original, and is printed in an edition of 300 copies.

#jerryhall and #veruschka cover stars of the only two issues produced. #albummagazine 1&2, 1978. mail hi@november-books.com if you want 'em.

#photorealism from #albummagazine 1&2, 1978. mail hi@november-books.com if you want 'em.

#evaionesco at #lepalace from #albummagazine 1&2, 1978. mail hi@november-books.com if you want 'em.

#jeanloupsieff goosebumps. from #albummagazine 1&2, 1978. mail hi@november-books.com if you want 'em.

#charlesjourdan / pumping beauties. from #albummagazine 1&2, 1978. mail hi@november-books.com if you want 'em.

roller disco death. from #albummagazine 1&2, 1978. mail hi@november-books.com if you want 'em.

all killer no filler. 20 anni di #vogue italia 1964-1984. mail hi@november-books.com if you want it

that's the stuff. #bruceweber 1982. from 20 anni di #vogue italia 1965-1984. mail hi@november-books.com if you want it

yup. #bernardfaucon les papiers qui volent. mail hi@november-books.com if you want it

diabolo menthe 1980. #bernardfaucon from les papiers qui volent. mail hi@november-books.com if you want it

le petit canif, 1983. #bernardfaucon from les papiers qui volent. mail hi@november-books.com if you want it

#tinalhotsky crazy spanish girls, ny, 1978. mail hi@november-books.com if you want it

(self) censorship. #tinalhotsky crazy spanish girls, ny, 1978. mail hi@november-books.com if you want it

#dotmatrix art. #tinalhotsky crazy spanish girls, ny, 1978. mail hi@november-books.com if you want it

the book of the (would be goods) record. #cecilbeaton scrapbook, 1937. mail hi@november-books.com if you want it

#normashearer from #cecilbeaton scrapbook, 1937. mail hi@november-books.com if you want it

#cecilbeaton collage of quality people. from #cecilbeaton scrapbook, 1937. mail hi@november-books.com if you want it

shiny. #gosharubchinskiy transfigurations 2012. mail hi@november-books.com if you want it

from #gosharubchinskiy transfigurations 2012. mail hi@november-books.com if you want it

the sweetest pain. #gosharubchinskiy transfigurations 2012. mail hi@november-books.com if you want it

#valimyers #edvanderelsken love on the left bank, 1956. mail hi@november-books.com if you want it

intense. #edvanderelsken love on the left bank, 1956. mail hi@november-books.com if you want it