CBGBs photo exhibition at Municipal Art Society (!
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:18 amCBGBs: A Place that Matters
On view Monday, July 18 through Wednesday, September 14 2005
Municipal Art Society, Madison Ave (btw 50th/51st Streets), NYC
Opening reception and book signing, Monday, July 18, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
An exhibition of the celebrated bands that played at CBGBs, a club widely considered the birthplace of American punk rock. The photos, by renowned photographers, and statements by musicians like Tommy Ramone and David Byrne help define why this is a place that matters. The photos and text for the exhibit come from the new book CBGB and OMFUG: Thirty Years from the Home of Underground Rock. Photographers represented include Julie Blattberg, Stephanie Chernikowski, Roberta Bayley, David Godlis, Bob Gruen, Lisa J. Kristal, Ebet Roberts, and Kate Simon.
On view Monday, July 18 through Wednesday, September 14 2005
Municipal Art Society, Madison Ave (btw 50th/51st Streets), NYC
Opening reception and book signing, Monday, July 18, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
An exhibition of the celebrated bands that played at CBGBs, a club widely considered the birthplace of American punk rock. The photos, by renowned photographers, and statements by musicians like Tommy Ramone and David Byrne help define why this is a place that matters. The photos and text for the exhibit come from the new book CBGB and OMFUG: Thirty Years from the Home of Underground Rock. Photographers represented include Julie Blattberg, Stephanie Chernikowski, Roberta Bayley, David Godlis, Bob Gruen, Lisa J. Kristal, Ebet Roberts, and Kate Simon.