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post punk: johnny rotten

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) I’m not very comfortable with the new popular label “post punk”. to begin with, it denotes a time frame – it comes after ‘punk’, right? ok, so how do we define 1) “punk” and IT’S time … Continue reading

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old school real deal

never underestimate the power of old punks… by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) TRY as i might, i just can’t get over these old school punky posters. the sheer unadulterated PURITY of these things will forever boggle my mind. every time … Continue reading

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culture jammers: replacement values

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) THIS is going to be tough. trying to explain WHY this record cover and the trajectory of genesis p. orridge’s thinking is so important to the history of contemporary graphic design (and our popular culture) … Continue reading

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punk poster art

A look at punk posters.Really an art form that can be seen as aesthetic content in a form of co-existence with politics. It goes back and contributes to the dialog that began with impressionism; namely an entente where art is … Continue reading

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finding beauty in the abysmal

…the classic flower in the dustbin… by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) THIS is the first punk poster i ever saw. i was attending western washington state college (now, ‘university’) in bellingham, washington. it was 1978 and i was a student trying … Continue reading

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perfect: dickless world

perfect . Angy and female and speaking truthfulness to power…. Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): This is one of those perfect little things. It’s graphic design at it’s most concise and persuasive and exactingly created. It’s absolutely exquisite. What? You think it’s … Continue reading

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detournement part 3: charlie don’t surf

The last installment of Art’s series that began with the complicated but brilliant situationist school and Guy Debord… Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): To be totally fair, even though Jamie Reid’s situationist appropriation (DIRECT appropriation – with intent still intact) may have … Continue reading

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detournement part 2: cash from chaos

From the French situationists such as Guy Debord and the May 1968 revolution in Paris it was one three chord riff to the punk rock era…. Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): Malcolm Mclaren was a hustler. Despite all his pretensions, he was … Continue reading

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detournement part 1: chaos of the “situation”

A beginning of a three part series on as aspect of design history that’s completely ignored.It was the beginning of the end as we know it… Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): part 1: Detournement (the beginning of the end) The French practice … Continue reading

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NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS HERE'S THE BLACK BLOC

God save the queen The fascist regime They made you a moron Potential H-bomb God save the queen She ain’t no human being There is no future In England’s dreaming Don’t be told what you want Don’t be told what … Continue reading

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