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4/6/2007

Panic Attack!

Barbican Centre, London

Art in the Punk Years

June 2007 marks two remarkable 30 year anniversaries: the Queen’s Silver Jubilee and the release of The Sex Pistols’ irreverent God Save the Queen with its infamous album cover by Jamie Reid . To coincide with these landmark events, Barbican Art Gallery is staging Panic Attack! Art in the Punk Years.

The exhibition explores art produced from the mid-70s to the mid-80s in Britain and the United States, at a time when both countries were a breeding ground for subcultures of punk and post-punk. Although the punk movement is largely known for its music, fashion and graphics, this exhibition exposes the vibrant art scene that emerged during these years, most notably in London, New York and Los Angeles.

Including the work of some 30 artists, the exhibition examines art which shares many of the concerns and attitudes associated with the punk years. Many of the artists have direct links with the punk scene including Nan Goldin, Derek Jarman and Raymond Pettibon, others have less well-known, but significant connections with punk in their early careers, such as Tony Cragg, Jenny Holzer and Barbara Kruger.

The inner city as a place of fantasy, protest and decay, the body as a political battleground and the dynamic cross-over between the worlds of art and music are major themes of the exhibition.
David Wojnarowicz in New York and Stephen Willats in London turned to urban dereliction as a symbol of personal and social crisis, as did New York artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat who were closely associated with the emergence of graffiti art.

Panic Attack! also explores the inter-disciplinary nature of the punk movement and the many collaborations that formed between artists and musicians during this period. Robert Mapplethorpe was a contemporary of the first generation of punk stars in New York, notably Patti Smith. At the same time, London-based artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman was making his super-8 film of the iconic Jordan in full punk make-up, dressed as a ballerina.

By the end of the punk movement in the mid-80s, London’s vibrant club scene had become a source of inspiration. Cerith Wyn Evans was one of many artists who documented this underground hedonism in a film which included footage of Leigh Bowery, the London clubbing luminary celebrated for his outrageous costumes and body modifications.

This fascinating exhibition examines artists who represented, in very different and often unexpected ways, the punk zeitgeist of the 70s and 80s. Their work was sometimes confrontational or angry, but always fiercely independent and intelligent, reflecting the anarchic spirit of the punk years.

PUBLICATION
A book accompanies the exhibition, published by Merrell priced £29.95.

Panic Attack! is curated by Mark Sladen, Director of Exhibitions, ICA and Ariella Yedgar, Curator, Barbican Art Gallery.

Part of Panic Attack! Cinema in the Punk Years 1974 -84

Image: Untitled (Joe) from Men in the cities, 1981 © Tate, London 2007


Plus performances, talks and films:

All events take place in the Gallery and are FREE to same day tickets holders unless otherwise stated.

Wed 6 Jun /6.30pm
The Responsibility of the Artist
£3 or free to same day ticket holders
Redgrave Room, Level 4
Exhibiting artist Victor Burgin reviews the history of his artistic and critical practice – from the conceptualist photographic works of the 1960s to his recent video work, focusing on political engagement and the ‘responsibility’ of the artist.

Fri 8 – Tue 12 Jun
Cinema in the Punk Years 1974 – 1984
Barbican Film presents a selection of British and American features and documentaries exploring the development of the punk and post-punk movement and how this alternative aesthetic became a cultural phenomenon through film, art and music.
Visit www.barbican.org.uk/film for programme details.

Sat 9 Jun /1pm
Peace is Tough
Cinema 2, Level 4
£7.50 /£6
Exhibiting artist Jamie Reid discusses the historical and political context of his work before, during and after the punk years.

Sat 9 Jun /2.30pm
Guided Exhibition Tour
Introductory tour of the exhibition.

Wed 20 June /6.30pm
Violence and the Image
£3 or free to same day ticket holders
Redgrave Room, level 4
Exhibiting artist John Stezaker and art critic Richard Cork, who first met in the 70s, discuss the art of the punk era.

Saturday 23 June/ 5pm
Voices of Dissent
John Giorno, poet, performance artist and friend and collaborator of Andy Warhol and William Burroughs, performs work from the punk period as well as new pieces.

Wed 27 June / 6.30pm
Curators in Conversation
£3 or free to same day ticket holders
Redgrave Room, Level 4
Mark Sladen, co-curator of Panic Attack!, and Michael Bracewell, co-curator of the recent ICA exhibition The Secret Public discuss the two exhibitions. Both propose readings of British art and culture in the late seventies and early eighties – but
from very different perspectives.

Wed 4 Jul/6.30pm
Let it Blurt
American writer and art critic John Slyce discusses the origins and impact of punk related art in Britain and America.

Sat 7 Jul /2.30pm
Guided Exhibition Tour
Introductory tour of the exhibition.

Wed 25 Jul/6.30pm
Live Performance by Linder
Participating artist and key figure of the Manchester post-punk scene, Linder, performs a live piece for the Barbican.

Wed 18 Jul/6.30pm
Strategies of Dissent
Writer David Bussel, constructs an historical lineage of photographic practices before and after punk. These photographs critique ideology and challenge our values and beliefs through representation itself.

Sat 4 Aug /2.30pm
Guided Exhibition Tour
Introductory tour of the exhibition.

Wed 8 Aug/6.30pm
Life that isn’t Living
Writer Tracey Warr explores the relevance today of punk art’s attack on humdrum conventional life, the anaesthetic of media saturation, and the false desire of consumerism.

Wed 15 Aug/6.30pm
Introduction to the Exhibition
Ariella Yedgar, co-curator of the exhibition, discusses the use of collage and appropriation by artists in the exhibition.

Sat 1 Sep / 2.30pm
Guided Exhibition Tour
Introductory tour of the exhibition.

Barbican Centre
Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS
Open daily 11am-8pm, excluding Tue 11am-6pm
Tickets: Tickets online £6
£8 on the door
The exhibition contains work of an adult nature

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