Photo by Jenna Bascom
THE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN
JEROME AND SIMONA CHAZEN BUILDING / 2 COLUMBUS CIRCLE / NEW YORK, NY 10019
(212) 299-7777
Traveling to New York this spring or summer? Get yersel to the Museum of Art and Design (MADMuseum.org) to see this exhibit. Sponsored by none other than Dr. Martens boots, for who better to do so? This exhibit features the art and design behind the DIY movement that was started by none other than punk rock fans and musicians, and focuses on the design concepts, not necessarily the music itself. Bands represented by The Ramones, Television, The Damned, Joy Division, Buzzcocks, Black Flag, Pere Ubu and more.
The exhibit features the punk rock of the New York scene and British groups from 1976 to 1986, their posters for gigs, fanzines, badges and any other promotional in-your-face graphics, mostly done as cut and paste DIY in most instances. Hand drawn and inked, pasted, and whatever it took flyers, club promos, and DIY independent labels for records. The mainstream music industry shied from punk and post punk bands until they saw how lucrative they were becoming. Sadly, punk itself died out by 1980, as bands signed on to larger labels and started morphing into the post-punk phase of music.
There are several events hosted by the museum over the next few months centered around the punk scene, with photographers David Godlis, and Marcia Resnick. Other events include record label execs, and a Global Punk Film Series.
You know it’s scary when AARP has an article about this. Yup, we’re getting old.
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