For two weeks in July 2007 a small gallery in the east end of London will play host to the largest event of its type in the history of punk culture. By bringing together over 20 visual artists, 15 writers and a over 30 musicians we aim to redefine the nature of punk culture. The show will last for 2 weeks before we pack the whole gig up before moving over to a gallery and music venue in Hamburg, Germany and continue the party.
The event:
The festival itself will centre around an art exhibition featuring 15 specially selected, young artists each showcasing there individual punk agendas. Within the 2 week period there will be bands playing, discussions and talks by eminent speakers and the launch of a book that coincides with the event.
The Book:
To complement the event but also standing by itself as a comprehensive guide to modern punk culture we are publishing a book outlining our credo. Comprising of essays, illustrations and art work the volume will seek to define a generation. Available worldwide through specialist stores and online from in early July 2007.
The event:
The festival itself will centre around an art exhibition featuring 15 specially selected, young artists each showcasing there individual punk agendas. Within the 2 week period there will be bands playing, discussions and talks by eminent speakers and the launch of a book that coincides with the event.
The Book:
To complement the event but also standing by itself as a comprehensive guide to modern punk culture we are publishing a book outlining our credo. Comprising of essays, illustrations and art work the volume will seek to define a generation. Available worldwide through specialist stores and online from in early July 2007.
Synopsis:
When people mention the word punk to you, it is likely that the first thing to come to mind is either a leather clad rocker with a mohawk or the Sex Pistols singing "God save the Queen" in the middle of the river Thames. However, all of this was over 30 years ago. Punk is still a vibrant and youthful social ideal as relevant today as it always has been. Punk or at least, the influence of punk still exists as strongly as it ever did and is still as much about progression and subversion as it ever was. The music has changed, the style has moved on and the aesthetic has progressed but there still exists a small group of outsiders that retain the energy of the original punk movement. It is our intention to define what modern punk is and who are some of the main protagonists of this vibrant scene.
Punk is no longer a uniformed movement centred around one type of music or style. Aesthetically speaking, the influences of punk are many and varied. There are often signifiers such as a DIY or outsider cultural stand point but the definition of punk in today's society is open to much interpretation. It is the paradoxes that exist within the modern punk movement which makes it such an interesting subject matter for a contemporary art event.
When people mention the word punk to you, it is likely that the first thing to come to mind is either a leather clad rocker with a mohawk or the Sex Pistols singing "God save the Queen" in the middle of the river Thames. However, all of this was over 30 years ago. Punk is still a vibrant and youthful social ideal as relevant today as it always has been. Punk or at least, the influence of punk still exists as strongly as it ever did and is still as much about progression and subversion as it ever was. The music has changed, the style has moved on and the aesthetic has progressed but there still exists a small group of outsiders that retain the energy of the original punk movement. It is our intention to define what modern punk is and who are some of the main protagonists of this vibrant scene.
Punk is no longer a uniformed movement centred around one type of music or style. Aesthetically speaking, the influences of punk are many and varied. There are often signifiers such as a DIY or outsider cultural stand point but the definition of punk in today's society is open to much interpretation. It is the paradoxes that exist within the modern punk movement which makes it such an interesting subject matter for a contemporary art event.
A festival of punk art, punk music and punk writings
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Opening Times:
Thursday & Friday by appointment only
Saturday & Sunday - 12pm unitl 6pm
Thursday & Friday by appointment only
Saturday & Sunday - 12pm unitl 6pm
