Offering a photographic view of an urban Swiss subculture, Karlheinz Weinberger’s Rebel Youth takes book lovers for a walk on Zurich’s wild side in the 1960s.
A warehouse worker by day, Weinberger led a double life documenting the unconventional street styles of juvenile delinquents, biker gangs, and gay youths. Influenced by the defiant personas of Elvis Presley and James Dean, the young subjects flaunt homegrown fashions and hipster hairdos to convey individualist attitudes, while still running with a pack.
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Click through below for a gallery of images.
In the Attic, Elisabethenstrasse 26, Zurich, circa 1963,
Hardau, Zurich, circa 1960, ©Rebel Youth: Karlheinz Weinberger, Rizzoli New York, 2011
In Front of the Sports Stadium, Sihlhoelzli, Zurich, circa 1963, ©Rebel Youth: Karlheinz Weinberger, Rizzoli New York, 2011
Zurich, circa 1962, ©Rebel Youth: Karlheinz Weinberger, Rizzoli New York, 2011
Zurich, circa 1962, ©Rebel Youth: Karlheinz Weinberger, Rizzoli New York, 2011
Jets and Jaguars, Lake Biel, St. Petersnsel, 1963, ©Rebel Youth: Karlheinz Weinberger, Rizzoli New York, 2011
Zurich, circa 1962, ©Rebel Youth: Karlheinz Weinberger, Rizzoli New York, 2011
Lake Biel, St. Petersnsel, 1963, ©Rebel Youth: Karlheinz Weinberger, Rizzoli New York, 2011
Zurich, circa 1964, ©Rebel Youth: Karlheinz Weinberger, Rizzoli New York, 2011
Zurich, circa 1961, ©Rebel Youth: Karlheinz Weinberger, Rizzoli New York, 2011
Zurich, circa 1961, ©Rebel Youth: Karlheinz Weinberger, Rizzoli New York, 2011
Blacky, Zurich, circa 1962, ©Rebel Youth: Karlheinz Weinberger, Rizzoli New York, 2011