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PROJECTS
TOO FAST TO LIVE, TOO YOUNG TO DIE
Selections from California Punk
February 25 - March 26, 2011
Opening Reception:
Friday, Feb 25th 2011 / 7 - 11 p.m.
Musical performance by OFF! and the Nichemakers
FEATURING WORK BY
EDWARD COLVER, SHEPARD FAIREY, GLEN E. FRIEDMAN, JENNY LENS, DAVE MARKEY,
RAYMOND PETTIBON, JORDAN SCHWARTZ, WINSTON SMITH
Original flyers, posters, set lists and more from Bryan Ray Turcotte
(Fucked Up + Photocopied)
Curated by Katherine B. Cone and Jon Cournoyer
TOO FAST TO LIVE, TOO YOUNG TO DIE is a selection of photography, art and ephemera from the California Punk & Hardcore scene with an emphasis on the explosive period of the late 70's and early 80's. This exhibition features creative pioneers who were present for the detonation of the Southern California scene and whose imagery helped capture and craft it's angles, attitudes, music, fashion and sub-culture. Additionally, reflections of other punk scenes throughout California and contemporary collaborations will be presented that were inspired by one of the most potent and relevant periods of individual expression in California history.
subliminalprojects.com
Press:
LOS ANGELES TIMES - "Punk Rock's Creative and Savage Legacy"
A documentary film by Jon Cournoyer
in association with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation & First Peoples Fund
"Across the Creek" is a documentary film serving to reclaim Sioux Stories, Values and Visions for future generations. Shot on the Rosebud and Pine Ridge Reservations, the film blends elder tribal members' stories of youth in the early part of the twentieth century with their contemporary experience and struggles faced today. The legacy of colonialism left broken an entire way of thinking and way of living that tribal communities are now trying to restore. With focuses on family structure, tribal youth, traditional spirituality and native language, "Across the Creek" aims to help support the restoration, healing and nation rebuilding of the Lakota people.
ROCK PAPER SCISSOR
February 28 - March 21, 2009
Featuring Raymond Pettibon, Daniel Johnston, Ron English, Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo & Gibby Haynes
Curated by Jon Cournoyer
ROBERT BERMAN GALLERY, February 28 – March 21, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 28th, 7-10pm with DJ Shepard Fairey
The Los Angeles Times calls Rock, Paper, Scissor “an indie dream lineup" ROCK PAPER SCISSOR highlighted noteworthy artists who freely use, base imagery on, thrive, and excel in both the mediums of visual art and music. The artists featured in the show are Raymond Pettibon, Daniel Johnston, Ron English, Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers and Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon and Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth. These artists, who in both the mediums of music and art, have created a memorable and historical body of work and continue to do so. Born from outsider roots stemming from Los Angeles, New York and Texas, they blurred the boundaries of aural and visual expressions creating what would become a hallmark of material from the period of the 1980’s-1990’s, eventually being absorbed by both the mainstream public and art industries. It’s influences today are countless.
photo featuring Lee Ranaldo installation piece
The opening reception's attendance was numbered in the many thousands and was amplified by DJ Diabetic (Shepard Fairey). The weekend festivities also included a pre-party performance
at Club Spaceland and a fundraiser performance for the Santa Monica Museum of Art which included sets by Mike Watt, Lee Ranaldo, Ron English's Electric Illuminati, The Nichemakers, Old War Shirt, Slings, and the Hootenanny All-Stars.
A catalogue of the exhibition is available.
A short film of the weekend is currently in production.
For more info including images and press from the show visit:
RobertBermanGallery.com
RockPaperScissorShow.com
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