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Punk and Beyond: new art/music exhibition curated by Gaye Advert

Article written by Ged M - Nov 23, 2011

A few punks have died over the years (the much-lamented Poly Styrene among them) but punk itself has shown remarkable resilience and vivacity. Setting aside the odd butter and car insurance advert, punk seems to be as relevant and radical in our own financially-straightened, socially conservative times as it did in the gloomy days of 1976.

Evidence of this was the huge success of the 'Beyond Punk' show last year, curated by Gaye Black (from The Adverts). This brought together artwork by well-known Punk musicians, including Poly Styrene and Adam Ant.

As a second installment to this journey, 'Punk And Beyond' promises to be a very exciting expansion of the idea. Again curated by the iconic Gaye Black, there’s a new, bigger gallery space with more artists and more artwork. The lineup promises to be even more varied and fascinating than the first show, with a wider range of both artwork and musical backgrounds. Fitting tribute will be paid to Poly Styrene, who sadly died of cancer earlier this year, with a series of specially commissioned portraits.

On the four Saturdays of the show, live music will be played in the gallery by participating artists and more, including:

26 November: The Near Future
3 December: Thee Spivs
10 December: Jowe Head and the Demi Monde
17 December: Charlie Harper and Knox

This will be a show that celebrates the enduring creative potency of Punk. The lineup of artists speaks for itself:

Gaye Black (Adverts)
Ben Browton (The Shapes)
Billy Childish (Pop Rivets/Milkshakes/Headcoats/Buff Medways/Musicians Of The British Empire/Spartan Dreggs)
Michael Davis (MC5/Destroy All Monsters)
Ben Edge (The Spivs)
Ray Gange (From The Clash Movie "Rude Boy"
Grant Hart (Husker Du)
Jowe Head (Swell Maps/Television Personalities)
Robyn Hitchcock (Soft Boys)
Bron Jones (Eve Libertine/Crass)
Dick Lucas (Subhumans/Citizen Fish)
Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo)
Christian Paris (Wire/The Bears)
Savage Pencil (The Art Attacks)
Marco Pirroni (Siouxsie & The Banshees/Adam & The Ants)
Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices)
Jamie Reid
Nick Reynolds (Alabama 3)
Penny Rimbaud (Crass)
Paul Simonon (The Clash)
Tom Spencer (The Lurkers/The Yo-Yo's)

POLY STYRENE TRIBUTE PORTRAITS

Chris Brief (The Briefs)
Charlie Harper (Uk Subs)
Knox (The Vibrators)

PHOTOGRAPHY

Ian Dickson
Jill Furmanovsky
Ray Stevenson

It’s open to the public from 25 November – 17 December at:

Signal Gallery, 32 Paul St, EC2A 4LB
www.signalgallery.com
Tel: 07766 057 212
Old St / Shoreditch High St tube

Links:
http://www.signalgallery.com