Jon Savage and Linder Sterling published The Secret Public in 1978, a book with photographs, montages and collages, capturing their perspective on urban life from a crucial period in British punk. Now, since May 10th, there is an exhibition about the book and the artists at the Boo-Hooray Gallery in New York.
The show is curated by Johan Kugelberg, with whom Jon Savage is now working with on a book about punk to be published by Rizzoli, 2010. The exhibition includes original montages and collages, original posters, flyers, handbills and the original publications.
Also presented are Jon Savage's photographs of urban decay in London and Manchester circa 1977-1978, some of which provided the basis for his collages and montages; and photographs taken by Linder at underground transvestite parties in Manchester at the club Mr. Dickens circa 1976. Some of the images in the book originally appeared as flyers and posters for the Buzzcocks, Joy Division, Magazine and Factory Records. The name 'The Secret Public' was initially coined as a reaction to the fact very little of what they were reflecting in their work was mentioned in the mainstream or even the music press at that time.
Jon Savage is the author of acclaimed punk and youth culture books 'England’s Dreaming' and 'Teenage'. Linder Sterling is a visual, performance and installation artist represented in the Tate’s permanent collection.
The Secret Public - Linder Sterling & John Savage
May 10th - May 23rd 2010
Gallery Boo-Hooray, New York
Written for BLEND.
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