The Secret Public

Posted by Fabio 6 May 2010

The Boo Hooray Gallery (c/o Steven Kasher Gallery, NYC) is opening an exhibition of punk ephemera from writer Jon Savage and artist Linder Sterling, both of whom were closely associated with the UK punk scene.

Shown above is: Mixed Media Montage No. 6 (T.V. Sex) Appears in The Secret Public, Linder, 1978, 11 5/8 x 8 3/16 in.

Buzzcocks/Magazine Handbill, Montage, Linder, 1978, 8 ½ x 6 ¼ in.

Montage from SheShe, Contemporary publication issued with cassette, Linder, Birrer, 1981, 11 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.

The Secret Public presents original collages, posters, flyers and ephemera from the Buzzcocks, Joy Division, Magazine, and Factory Records circa 1977-1980. Also included are Jon Savage’s photographs of urban decay in London and Manchester circa 1977/1978, and photographs by Linder Sterling taken at underground transvestite parties in Manchester at the club Mr. Dickens, circa 1976.

Lipstick, Montage, Original Paste-Up, Linder, 1977, 8 ¾ x 6 ¾ in

The Secret Public is curated by writer and collector Johan Kugelberg, who is currently working with Jon Savage on a new punk anthology for publication in 2011 through Rizolli. You may recall Johan Kugelberg collaborated with Ralph Rugoff on Hayward’s May 68 exhibition.

The Masculine Principle Has Gone Far Enough, Montage, Original Paste-Up, Jon Savage, 1977

Jon Savage will DJ at the opening party on May 10th, 6-9pm, and will talk about the exhibition on May 11th talk at 5pm.

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Boo-Hooray Gallery, c/o Steven Kasher Gallery
521 West 23rd Street between 10th and 11th Avenues, Manhattan, NYC
Exhibition dates: May 10th – May 23rd, 2010
www.boohooray.com