This just in...one of my favorite rock photographers, Stephanie Chernikowski, will be having a show at the Morrison Hotel Gallery. I won't be around for the opening but will be sure to get down there to see the sights. I know they'll be breathtaking! Here's the press release:
The Morrison Hotel Gallery is proud to present the photography of Stephanie Chernikowski: "Images from the Blank Generation"
It was serendipitous that Stephanie Chernikowski moved from her native Texas to New York City in 1975 to document the music and avante garde art scene that was exploding downtown. The epicenter of this scene was at the legendary CBGB club located at 315 Bowery. This year the Tribeca Film festival is showing a documentary on CBGB entitled "Burning Down the House". directed by Mandy Stein In the spirit of the documentary, Chernikowski's photography brilliantly captures the mood of this visceral era by challenging and deconstructing the status quo via several artistic mediums. She has photographed everyone from Richard Hell, the Ramones, Patti Smith, Marianne Faithful and beyond.
Her good friend Henry Rollins published her photo book "Dream Baby Dream Images from the Blank Generation". Chernikowski has had both solo and group shows around the world and has been published in "Rolling Stone", "The Village Voice", and the "New York Times."
Stephanie Chernikowski's images will fittingly be exhibited at the Morrison Hotel Gallery located at 313 Bowery, former home of the CBGB gallery.
Preview- Friday, April 24, 2009 from 6-9pm
Book signing- Saturday April 25, 2009
Exhibit will run through the middle of May 2009
Morrison Hotel Gallery Bowery
313 Bowery
New York, NY 10009
212 677 2253
www.morrisonhotelgallery.com
The Cramps, Live - I've always loved this photo. I've only ever known it from the back cover of the Cramps "Gravest Hits" cover. I wanted so badly to be in that crowd and would spend time looking closely to detect what was happening in that room - not only on stage but in the crowd and back stage. What a shot!
And of course, the Ramones at CBGB. Mouthwatering!
3 comments:
Cramps: they guy in the stripes climbing over the seats always fascinated me too...
never mind, i just remembered that's lux, isn't it?
I don't know...tough to tell...if I see Stephanie at the show I'll ask her.
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