xlab - corrosive art farm

PRE PUNK! the New York Music scene 1972-1977
photographs by Paul Zone
opening: 17th october 2009 h.18.00
until 10.11.09

The american photographer will present inedite photos of back stage and live concerts of young Blondie, Ramones, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed and many more from the New York undergound scene of the 70's.
The artist will be present during the opening to sign his books, meet the public and make interviews.
The day before he will be at Ramones Museum to present his books.

During the opening a selection of punk and new wave music by dj MATT SIMS ( Mount Sims) and BAROXMIX (Piatto Forte )


XLAB
CORROSIVE ART FARM
Skalitzer Str. 67
10997 BERLIN
www.xlaboratory.org


If i could hypothetically go back in time, I would choose the seventies, if I could choose where to spend my nights the choice would fall on New York City and in particular on the scene of musicians, artists, drug adicted, drag queen who used to met in Max's Kansas City at 213 Park Avenue South.Andy Warhol and his glittering and decadent court of miracles has made of this place the center of the New York underground life of that time. The stage of this american version of Cabaret Voltaire gave birth to great music realities like Debby Harry's Blondie and the Velvet Underground, and Paul Zone with his camera, member with his two older brothers of the band named the Fast, consacrated to immortality these seminal figures in the history of rock .
At the time he was studying photography at the high school and always used to bring with him his reflex, to capture emaciated faces and beautiful people close to him and concerts of bands that become essential figures for fans of rock and experimental music.
Attending, since the tender age of 11 years, cinema and music underground scene, filled with transvestites and drug dealers, Paul formed his character and his personality, for better or worse, conscious that he had a rare privilege. His shots reveales faces, uses and consumptions of most of the scenes' creative, crazy and cool aspects,among the subcultures.
He capture the period when the glitter and platform shoes left room for leather jackets and pins by mercy. The sparkle of glam scene started to get dirty in a rage and raw attitude of punk. From the New York Dolls to the Ramones. From the Stooges to Debbie Harry.

(Emanuele Sturlese)