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Jim Jocoy 2003
We're Desperate:
The Punk Rock Photography of Jim Jocoy,
SF/LA 78-80
June 19, 2003 - August 19, 2003
Opening Reception:
Thursday June 19, 2003 - 6:30PM - 8:30PM
"There was a new excitement of music in the air: punk. It was coming from London (Sex Pistols, The Clash, Generation X), NY (Television, Blondie, The Ramones), and now from San Francisco (The Nuns, Avengers, V.X.A.) and Los Angeles (The Germs, The Weirdos, X). I started going to the Mabuhay Gardens (the seminal punk club in San Francisco) regularly to meet with friends, artists, musicians, and performers. Everyone was dressing up and there was a new excitement and energy in the air. I decided I wanted to capture this on film -- I would ask people if I could take their photo and they would locate a setting/background nearby where I would snap a couple of shots. These photos became my records of the social/musical scene of that period." --Jim Jocoy
Features Never-Before Seen Photos of Legendary Icons Including Darby Crash, Iggy Pop, Lydia LuNch, Sid Vicious, John Waters, Johnny Thunders, Bruce Connor, members of X, Dead Kennedys, the Go-Gos, The Cramps, The Avengers, Flipper, The Screamers, and The Nuns, and more !!