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Punked up

The current art exhibition at the Schmidt Gallery contains not only art, but performing punk bands and videos.

The exhibit, Raymond Pettibon: The Punk Years, 1978-1986, opened Nov. 13 on the Boca campus. The exhibit features graphic artwork from international artist Raymond Pettibon, who was inspired by underground comics, Mad Magazine, children’s cartoon shows and the 1980s L.A. punk scene, according to Twentieth-Century American Art. The exhibit consists of Pettibon’s comic book inspired drawings and later works.

Erica Ando, exhibit curator, said the front of the gallery displays the punk collection, the middle of the gallery displays his most recent drawings, the back of the room has a stage where bands will perform and an area for a film series featuring Pettibon’s video work with other artists.

Ando said college students will easily connect to the graphic work and make connections to discontentment with society.

Pettibon’s pencil-and-ink drawings include characters such as nuns, vixens, cowboys and dismembered bodies. His self-published magazines, or zines, have titles like Virgin Fears, Tripping Corpse, and The Language of Romantic Thought.

He also created designs for skateboard decks and numerous album covers for punk artists such as Black Flag and Sonic Youth, according to a 2005 New York Times article.

Ando approached music professor James Cunningham to see how the art and music departments could incorporate punk-inspired music into the exhibit. Cunningham said one of the ideas was to use the gallery space to its full potential. Since Pettibon’s artwork would not take up the whole gallery, they decided to divide the gallery into the three sections.

This is when the idea of “Let’s build a stage in the gallery for punk bands to play” was suggested. Cunningham explained that the stage design is based on the stage at New York’s famous CBGB bar. Cunningham’s stage has corrugated metal sides and peeling, torn off concert posters and flyers that could be considered artwork themselves.

Click here to see photos from the gallery’s opening night.

 

More Punk-Inspired Events

From the Gutter is a series of free public programs, music performances, lectures and special events presented in conjunction with the Raymond Pettibon: The Punk Years, 1978-1986 exhibit. All events take place in the Schmidt Center Gallery, located in the Performing Arts Building on the Boca campus.

For the events that happen next semester.

visit www.fau.edu/galleries/pettibonprogramming.php.

 

 

Music Performances

What: Black Weather Shaman

When: Tuesday, Nov. 16, 7 p.m

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What: Bladesong (FAU Hoot/Wisdom Recordings artist)

When: Friday, Jan. 14, 6 p.m.

 

What: FAU Punk KÖLLEKTIV (FAU Hoot/Wisdom Recordings artist)

When: Friday, Jan. 21, 6 p.m.

 

 

Lectures & Films

What: “Reagan Youth: Black Flag in 1980s Southern California” by Ryan Moore, FAU department of sociology

When: Wednesday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m.

 

 

DAILY GALLERY FILM/VIDEO Screenings

What: Ban This, Stacy Peralta and C.R. Stecyk, 1989

When: Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 4, 1 p.m.

 

What: The Bones Brigade Video Show, Stacy Peralta, 1984

When: Friday, Nov. 19, 1 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1 p.m.

 

What: Desperate Teenage Lovedolls, David Markey, 1984

When: Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1 p.m.; Friday, Dec.10, 1 p.m.;

Friday, Dec. 17, 1 p.m.

 

What: Future Primitive, Stacy Peralta, 1985

When: Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1p.m.

 

What: Public Domain, Stacy Peralta & Todd Hastings, 1988

When: Saturday, Nov. 20, 1 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 9, 1 p.m.

 

What: Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains, Lou Adler, 1981

When: Saturday, Nov. 13, 1 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 14, 1 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 16, 1 p.m.

 

What: Louder Faster Stronger, Mindaugis Bagdon, 1978

When: Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 2, 1 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 16, 3 p.m.

 

What: Lovedolls Superstar: Fully Realized By David Markey, 1986

When: Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 11, 1 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 18, 1 p.m.

 

What: Propaganda, Stacy Peralta and Craig Stecyk, 1990

When: Thursday, Nov. 18, 1 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1 p.m.

 

What: The Search for Animal Chin, Stacy Peralta, 1987

When: Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 3, 1 p.m.

[Source: www.fau.edu]

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