NEWS
PROTEST:
8 JULY, LONDON
Fight the [NUCLEAR] power! With the Kick Nuclear and Japanese Against Nuclear UK organized event, ‘No More
Fukushimas!’. It is a weekly vigil, which has taken place since August 2012, in opposition of the use of nuclear power and projects following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Protesters will gather outside the
Japanese Embassy from 10:00am until 12:30pm. If you would like to be a part of it call: 020 7607 2302 or visit:
www.januk.org
PROTEST:
26 NOVEMBER, LONDON
Join Joe Corré, the son of designer Vivienne Westwood and ex-Sex Pistols manager Malcom McClaren, in setting his
£5 million collection of punk pieces and memorabilia alight. After deeming the movement ‘dead’, Corré intends to
reignite the spirit of punk once more at the birthplace of Punk, Camden. The event will coincide with the anniversary of the the Sex Pistols debut song ‘Anarchy in the UK’, which to most signified the birth of punk. Specifics
are unconfirmed but watch this space: http://punk.london/event/joe-corre-burns-his-punk-stuff/
Exhibition:
ONGOING UNTIL 12 MARCH 2017, LONDON
If you love Agent Provocateur or lingerie in general, you will definitely not
want to miss Undressed: A brief history of underwear. You will have the chance
to see underwear design at its best and at its most scandalous from the 18th
century to the present day. Issues like gender, sex, morality and the ‘fashionable ideal’ are explored, in this tantalizing exhibition. The exhibition is currently showing at the V&A Museum. For more, visit: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/
undressed-a-brief-history-of-underwear
Exhibition:
15/20 – 31 JULY, LA
Visit ‘Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium’ - a two part, two museum exhibition which will be held at by
the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and Getty Museum this month. The exhibition will cover the work
of controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from still life to the underground BDSM. The exhibition will
contain Mapplethorpe’s most sensitive and controversial pieces, from his work with flowers to his work on the
underground BDSM scene at the time. Described as a ‘ruined cupid’, by Fran Lebowitz, and once the boyfriend of
Patti Smith, the man has impacted numerous others so ‘Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium’ is a must see. After its time here, the exhibition will move to the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal and the Art Gallery of New
South Wales in Sydney. For more go to: http://mapplethorpe.la/
Exhibition:
ONGOING UNTIL 2 OCTOBER, LONDON
As part of Punk London, the British Library presents Punk ‘1976-78’, a free exhibition showcasing the early days
of the movement. On display there will be a range of fanzines, flyers, recordings and record sleeves from the
British Library’s collection as well as rare archived material from Liverpool John Moores University. This is an
amazing chance to see the origins of a movement that still underlines the lives and cultures of many so don’t
miss out: http://www.bl.uk/events/punk-1976-78
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Event:
9-10 JULY, LONDON
It has been 40 years since the Ramones seminal gig at the Roundhouse on July 4 1976, where The Clash and Sex Pistols stormed their
dressing room. To mark the occasion, the Camden venue are holding
the Punk Weekender – a two-day festival event fueled by a combination of music and the spoken word. The Punk Weekender will no
doubt succeed in channeling the same energy of the original event
and there is is no doubt that it may even be able to add to it. If you
weren’t around back then, make sure you are this time.
Event:
AUGUST, LONDON
For a month, the British Film Institute (BFI) Southbank will be screening a series of films by the film director,
DJ, musician, Dan Let