Upcoming Exhibits

NOW OPEN: Torn Apart: Punk + New Wave Graphics, Fashion and Culture, 1976-1986

Hamon Arts Library, February 8 – May 10, 2024

Torn Apart poster
Torn Apart: Punk + New Wave Graphics, Fashion & Culture: 1976-1986 brings together two notable collections of posters, flyers, clothing, and ephemera from this highly influential era of pivotal cultural shift in Britain and the United States. This exhibition features the collections of Andrew Krivine, scholar and collector, and Malcolm Garrett, MBE RDI, prominent graphic designer of this decade, to highlight the DIY counterculture in areas of music, graphics, and fashion. Featured graphics include designs for The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Buzzcocks, The Cramps, Grace Jones, Talking Heads, Devo and many more. Clothing featured in the exhibition include original pieces from BOY and Vivienne Westwood’s SEX, revolutionary shops on King’s Road in 1970s London. Accompanying the exhibition are Sheila Rock’s iconic photos of punk and New Wave bands. View online exhibit

Featuring

Andrew Krivine is owner of one of the largest collections of punk rock posters and memorabilia, and author of "Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die", which presents a visual overview of his collection with commentary. Arriving in the UK in 1977 to visit his cousin, the burgeoning punk rock movement in London grasped hold of Krivine and seeded a lifelong engagement with the era.

Malcolm Garrett, MBE RDI, is a UK-based graphic designer who works across a variety of disciplines and media. Among the achievements in his outstanding and influential career, Garrett’s graphic work came to prominence with the iconic album cover for the band Buzzcocks, along with historic designs for other punk rock groups. 

Michael Worthington is faculty and co–director of the Graphic Design program at CalArts. Curator of the Hawn Gallery exhibition, Torn Apart, Worthington is the founding partner of Counterspace (Los Angeles), a graphic design studio specializing in editorial and identity work for cultural clients. His work has appeared and been exhibited throughout the United States and globally. As curator of the exhibition, Inside Out & Upside Down: Posters from CalArts 1980–2019, he edited and published the accompanying catalogue.  

 

Events

February 8, 2024

Exhibition opening panel with Andrew Krivine, Malcolm Garrett, and Michael Worthington, curator and moderator.

February 9, 2024

An Evening with Malcolm Garrett, lecture with wine reception following.

March 21, 2024

Rebelling Against Everything: Punk Music Subversion, Diversity, and DIY Fandom with David A. Ensminger. Reception with lecture following.

Images courtesy of Andrew Krivine. Please credit the Andrew Krivine collection for media usage and publication.