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David Wojnarowicz Danceteria 1983 (announcement)

Name: David Wojnarowicz Danceteria 1983 (announcement)
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David Wojnarowicz 3 Teens Kill 4, Danceteria NYC 1983: Rare historic invitation published on the occasion of an early 1980s performance by David Wojnarowicz’s, 3 Teens Kill 4 at Danceteria (with Konk) The shows took place on August 5, 1983 and August 12, 1983, at Danceteria, New York. A must have 1980s David Wojnarowicz collector. Medium: Offset printed announcement card. 1983. Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Rare. David Wojnarowicz 3 Teens Kill 4: a history: "The celebrated late artist known for his politicised self-portraits and Aids activism also played in 3 Teens Kill 4. Known for creating polemical artworks at the height of the Aids epidemic, Wojnarowicz emerged from the New York art scene during one of the most febrile periods in the city’s rich history. Alongside the likes of Nan Goldin, Peter Hujar, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat and many more, he was making art on the radical vanguard in the East Village during the 1970s and 80s. In 1980, Wojnarowicz, worked as a busboy in Danceteria – a Downtown four-storey nightclub later immortalised by Madonna in her 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan. During his stint at the club, Wojnarowicz formed a band with a few of his Danceteria colleagues, taking the name 3 Teens Kill 4 from the poet Max Blagg, who reappropriated the menacing phrase from one of the New York Times’s gratuitous, sensational headlines. Emerging from the post-punk scene, 3 Teens Kill 4 epitomized the ethos and sound of pre-gentrification New York City in an era of high street crime, a noisescape beautifully characterised by Carlo McCormick in Artforum as: 'too slippery for language...' Along with Wojnarowicz, the band were made up of Brian Butterick, Jesse Hultberg, Doug Bressler, and Julie Hair (later to be joined by William Gerstel in 1984). From the start, they eschewed the traditional lead singer-centric line-up for a multi-vocalist arrangement which also incorporated live spoken word and various found noises and audio captured with a tape recorder. Despite not having mastered an instrument, Wojnarowicz was vital in shaping the band’s visual identity. He created their artwork, including the illustration of a house on fire that would become something akin to a band logo. But, according to Carlo McCormick, Wojnarowicz’s most important contribution to the band came in the form of his 'barrage of purloined sounds he produced via a handheld tape recorder..' He was, in every way, more postmodern than the postmodernism of art-world affectations.' In 1982 they released their album, No Motive, which included a cover of Chaka Kahn's “Tell Me Something Good”. In true 3TK4 style, their own version of this famous track was overlaid with a recording of the newscast of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan. Though this would be their only album, the band members all continued making art, writing, and recording. They reunited for several performances over the years and, despite having left in 1983, Wojnarowicz continued to collaborate with the band until his death in 1992." (source: Dinsdale, Dazed & confused magazine 2021)

Dimensions:

Height: 0.01 in (0.26 mm)Width: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Depth: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Paper

Place of Origin:

North America

Period:

1980-1989

Date of Manufacture:

1983

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Brooklyn, NY

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU2462344464932

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