Collection of Punk Art exhibition materials, including catalog, ephemera, and poster
- SIGNED
- Washington DC and New York City: Washington Project for the Arts, 1978
First Edition. Multiple formats and dimensions (see individual descriptions below) Very good. items loose as issued. [513]
The exhibition Punk Art, organized in Washington DC in 1978 by the Washington Project for the Arts, is generally considered the first exhibition of visual arts related to the punk movement. The present collection of materials represents the principal print materials produced for the show. Included are: [1] Punk Art exhibition catalog. 35.5 x 29 cm, 27 pp., tabloid format, folded but unbound, offset on white newsprint-like commercial stock. With a preface by WPA director Alice Denney and an essay on "Punk Precedents," the remainder consisting of interviews with artists and illustrations of works. [2] Letter size mail flyer, offset on white commercial stock. Recto with image and exhibition details, verso with WPA letterhead and postage-paid notice. [3] Folded exhibition calendar/poster, 60.5 x 45.5 cm (unfolded), 22.5 x 20.5 (folded), offset on brown commercial stock. With WPA and exhibition-related events for May and June, 1978. [4] Exhibition opening invitation, 12.5 x 10 cm (folded), offset on folded brown paper bag, printed with illustration and event details. Folded bag contains small card, 10 x 11 cm, detailing perks for different donation amounts. [5] Poster for Punk Art exhibition at the School of Visual Arts in New York (November 1978) executed in black silkscreen on heavy stock, ca. 50 x 65 cm. Miller tells us that this poster was created by students in Al Brunele's printmaking workshop at SVA in vanishingly small numbers.
The exhibition Punk Art, organized in Washington DC in 1978 by the Washington Project for the Arts, is generally considered the first exhibition of visual arts related to the punk movement. The present collection of materials represents the principal print materials produced for the show. Included are: [1] Punk Art exhibition catalog. 35.5 x 29 cm, 27 pp., tabloid format, folded but unbound, offset on white newsprint-like commercial stock. With a preface by WPA director Alice Denney and an essay on "Punk Precedents," the remainder consisting of interviews with artists and illustrations of works. [2] Letter size mail flyer, offset on white commercial stock. Recto with image and exhibition details, verso with WPA letterhead and postage-paid notice. [3] Folded exhibition calendar/poster, 60.5 x 45.5 cm (unfolded), 22.5 x 20.5 (folded), offset on brown commercial stock. With WPA and exhibition-related events for May and June, 1978. [4] Exhibition opening invitation, 12.5 x 10 cm (folded), offset on folded brown paper bag, printed with illustration and event details. Folded bag contains small card, 10 x 11 cm, detailing perks for different donation amounts. [5] Poster for Punk Art exhibition at the School of Visual Arts in New York (November 1978) executed in black silkscreen on heavy stock, ca. 50 x 65 cm. Miller tells us that this poster was created by students in Al Brunele's printmaking workshop at SVA in vanishingly small numbers.