30th Anniversary Of Punk Exhibition

The famous Barbican Gallery in the heart of London, England, will be playing host to Panic Attack: Art In The Punk Years, an exhibit designed to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the summer of 1977, when "punk became an international phenomenon."

It was notably the year the Sex Pistols released the "Anarchy In The UK" single, reports Punknews.org.

Running from June 1st to August 31st, the show will feature memorabilia from The Clash and Sex Pistols including the band's distinctive clothing and graphic design.

The gallery adds: "This exhibition examines the influence on punk on the visual arts on both sides of the Atlantic. The punk phenomenon is most closely associated with music, fashion and graphics, but this exhibition argues that the punk label can also be applied to the art of this time."

Comments

[chow7]

Shut up Free_Bird, if you haven't got anything constructive to say then don't say it.

I'd like to see the exhibition if I was alittle bit closer.

[Eddy Hitler]

punk was such an important part of music. hardcore punk influenced heavy metal. i hate when ppl say "ramones/clash/sex pistols stuff is shit and easy" they just dont get it!!

[PunkRocka182]

punk is good, still, prefer metal but wud love to see the exhibition, but to far from me

[epidemic_horror]

now another reason i wished in london. god damn iowa blows so much.

[StevieRamone]

I agree with eddy. Punk isn't made for guitar. And clash songs aren't that easy. There more then A 1-4-5

[CowsWithGuns]

*yawn*
I fail to see the point of this gallery. Why go to a museum to look at punk cloths, culture and graphics when you can just go see them at a show?

[Metalology]

Minor Threat!!

[vanceboy]

ironically...punk was supposed to not really be fashionable. oh well, i still find it funny that the sex pistols were used.

[misirlou]

why does every have such a consistent hard-on for the sex pistols?! all they did was steal ideas from richard hell and the new york dolls.

[joshsirjoshules]

CowsWithGuns :
*yawn*
I fail to see the point of this gallery. Why go to a museum to look at punk cloths, culture and graphics when you can just go see them at a show?

Because punk nowadays is not punk. Punk is not a genre, it was (note that I said "was") a movement of bands that were against the bloated 70s rock scene. Sure, bands still play in that style, but they will never have that same conviction of the bands that were originally part of the whole scene.

[Dayn]

Ooh, The Clash, yay. Pity I'm in Australia.

[petetheelite]

they talk about punk and don't mention the "ramones." how typical, giving all the credit to the clash and the pistols. joe strummer even stated on "ramones end of the century" that the UK scene wouldn't have kicked off if it werent for the ramones. its about time they got some credit.

[red star]

man it should be in new york, not london. punk was started in new york by the velvet underground and the stooges, not the stupid sex pistols. the clash are pretty cool though.

[shugo449]

Ooooohhhhh... Sex Pistols...

[BucketheadRules]

little early for this news, I'd think, if it's not for another 10 months

[HughF]

lol....the Sex Pistols are gonna be pissed to be put on display...

[TheGuitarDreams]

Eddy Hitler wrote:

punk was such an important part of music. hardcore punk influenced heavy metal. i hate when ppl say "ramones/clash/sex pistols stuff is shit and easy" they just dont get it!!

Actually, you've got it the other way around, Black Sabbath was before any of the punk movement had happened. You gotta get your facts straight..

[Alibi:Destroyed]

Pay no mind to us we're just a minor threat! I would love to see this gallery. Punk was such an amazing and influential part of music. It's a shame not very many people know what punk really is like Black Flag, Minor Threat, and The Misfits (not the new misfits though it has to be the misfits with Danzig on vocals).

[punkbeliever]

TheGuitarDreams wrote:

Eddy Hitler wrote:

punk was such an important part of music. hardcore punk influenced heavy metal. i hate when ppl say "ramones/clash/sex pistols stuff is shit and easy" they just dont get it!!


Actually, you've got it the other way around, Black Sabbath was before any of the punk movement had happened. You gotta get your facts straight..

I agree with Eddy Hitler. Black Sabbath was not ****in metal at all but bands like The Exploited and Discharge influenced bands like Slayer and Metallica.

[Frusciante007]

Hey you're forgot about RHCP. That band was punk too.

[mmanson]

TheGuitarDreams wrote:

Eddy Hitler wrote:

punk was such an important part of music. hardcore punk influenced heavy metal. i hate when ppl say "ramones/clash/sex pistols stuff is shit and easy" they just dont get it!!

Actually, you've got it the other way around, Black Sabbath was before any of the punk movement had happened. You gotta get your facts straight..

sabbath was metal and punk did influence metal bands like metallica (80s) (they loved the misfits) RHCP were not punk. maybe some influence but no they arent.

[TSF_Dalton]

well, the old RHCP were kinda Punk/Funk...now there just freakin sellouts. But when you look back at all the bands, and argue who started it and which band was the best, its music...a revolution...its just not cool to disgrace the name of punk with this argument. Anyway, if it weren't for reggae, there would be no punk, and no 1st wave ska!