"As much as they were a musical act, the Pistols (and especially Vicious) were proof that all important bands think visually. The neon cut-and-paste art, the tarted-up military fashions and edge-of-a-breakdown stage presence were all calculated for maximum impact and totalizing effect."
August Brown in the Los Angeles Times visits the latest Shepard Fairey exhibit, "SID: Superman Is Dead."
Friday, January 03, 2014
"A Classic Example of Style over Substance"
Labels:
1970s,
2010s,
art,
cultural history,
music,
twentieth century
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