Pretty Vacant: The Graphic Language of Punk

For an intellectually inquisitive, testosterone fueled, bored suburban teenager, punk provided the perfect slicer and experiencing Pretty Vacant: the graphic language of punk is like delving back into a different time. Posters, flyers, fanzines, pins and more from the collection of Andrew Krivine, function as a visual archive to the punk and post-punk era. Old TV's played video footage and music videos.

On the exhibitions website I found a piece of work (perhaps an alternate album cover) for The Clash's album Black Market Clash and thought it was a great cultural piece that reminded me of Russian Revolutionary Propaganda posters-an aspect I have already been exploring. Additionally, the clash are one of my favourite bands and in my own work I have tried to include as many aspects of my personal taste and interests and reflect on them in relation to different artists. Unfortunately, I am unable to find the artist that produced this poster but the entire exhibition is full with incredible pieces from a variety of professional to punk enthusiasts.