Fourth Arts Block & Antagonist Movement unveil Joey Ramone mural behind CBGB

This month, Raul Ayala and other members of the Antagonist Movement went to work on a mural on Extra Place behind the location of CBGB, where Fourth Arts Block has an ongoing public art project. The inspiration for the mural is a poem written by Dee Dee Ramone after Joey’s death. It was given to the artists by Arturo Vega, and describes Joey’s spirit as a dragon riding through the blue sky.

Michael Alago remembers Arturo Vega

Long time music biz vet & photographer, Michael Alago remembers Arturo Vega. This is an outtake from an in-progress documentary being shot about Alago. Vega's obituary ran yesterday in the NY Times. Read it here.

Shot by: Godlis

Arturo Vega at CBGB, 1977 photo ©GODLIS

Arturo Vega RIP

Arturo Vega - RIP. A giant amongst the original NYC punk crowd, Vega was responsible for the Ramones logo (as ubiquitous as the CBGB logo these days), and, often referred to as "the fifth Ramone," served the band loyally over their entire career. He also created some provocative & wonderful art. This seems to have happened quite suddenly & details are not available just yet. As soon as I can, I'll post an obituary link.

Visit his website here.

Antagovision: Arturo Vega and his day-glow swastikas

 

Arturo Vega art show of Day-Glow Swastika. This was the first time these had been publicly shown since the 70s. This art is also mentioned in the book Please Kill Me by Legs McNeil. The Ramones art and shirts we all know and love? Yes that was Arturo Vega.

This is from our Public Access show on MNN NYC which airs Saturday nights on channel 67 at 11:00pm. 

Filmed by Ethan Minsker and crew.

You can find more of Ethan's work here.

You can find more of Arturo Vega's work here.

Parallel Lines: Visual Art, CBGB and Downtown Nightlife

Parallel Lines: Visual Art, CBGB and Downtown Nightlife

Thursday, December 13, 2012       

New Museum, 235 Bowery, New York, NY  10002

7:00 pm

Admission:  $8

A panel discussion about the impact of CBGB and downtown nightlife on the visual arts from 1975-1985.  

Participants include John Holmstrom, Pat Place, Marcia Resnick, and Arturo Vega; moderated by Marc H. Miller.

http://www.newmuseum.org/calendar/view/parallel-lines-visual-art-cbgb-and-downtown-nightlife

In conjunction with the exhibition, "Come Closer: Art around the Bowery, 1969-89, New Museum, until December 30th