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The best of the celebrated blog Epicly Later’d, Patrick O’Dell’s intimate photo-diary dedicated to documenting the adventure and mayhem of the 2000s NYC skate/music/downtown scene.In 2004, well before the advent of social media as a global phenomenon, photographer
Patrick O’Dell launched the celebrated blog Epicly Later’d. Dedicated to documenting the adventure and mayhem of the NYC skate/music/downtown scene, the site distinguished itself with its offhand wit, its irreverent cast of characters, and an intimate photo-diary format years ahead of its time. Nearly two decades later, the impact of O’Dell’s work can be appreciated in full: its influence is now apparent across photo, art, and skate culture, and the original photographs still astonish. Compiled by O’Dell and editor Jesse Pearson,
Epicly Later’d collects the best of the blog into a body of work that’s evocative, funny, and wildly compelling.
"Wayward youth and joy and oblivion—here are all the moments I remember and many that I don’t! Patrick’s exacting eye for the fractured beauty in our shared chaos captured it all." - Chloë Sevigny
A propos de l'auteur
Patrick O’Dell is a photographer, photo editor, filmmaker, and skateboarder from Columbus, Ohio. In addition to the creation of the seminal photoblog Epicly Later’d, his work includes serving as a photographer for Thrasher magazine and photo editor for Vice. He also created and produced the webshow and television adaptations of Epicly Later’d, and is an acclaimed director of music videos and the film Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine. He lives in Oakland, California.Jesse Pearson is a writer and editor based in Los Angeles. From 2002 to 2010, he was editor-in-chief of Vice magazine, and in 2013 he launched the magazine Apology. He has contributed writing and interviews to numerous publications including the Los Angeles Times and Departures magazine, and is the host of the Apology podcast.
Résumé
The best of the celebrated blog Epicly Later’d, Patrick O’Dell’s intimate photo-diary dedicated to documenting the adventure and mayhem of the 2000s NYC skate/music/downtown scene.
In 2004, well before the advent of social media as a global phenomenon, photographer Patrick O’Dell launched the celebrated blog Epicly Later’d. Dedicated to documenting the adventure and mayhem of the NYC skate/music/downtown scene, the site distinguished itself with its offhand wit, its irreverent cast of characters, and an intimate photo-diary format years ahead of its time. Nearly two decades later, the impact of O’Dell’s work can be appreciated in full: its influence is now apparent across photo, art, and skate culture, and the original photographs still astonish. Compiled by O’Dell and editor Jesse Pearson, Epicly Later’d collects the best of the blog into a body of work that’s evocative, funny, and wildly compelling.
"Wayward youth and joy and oblivion—here are all the moments I remember and many that I don’t! Patrick’s exacting eye for the fractured beauty in our shared chaos captured it all." - Chloë Sevigny
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- International press campaign.
- Launch parties planned in New York and Los Angeles.
- Postcard Available.
