Big doins in NYC

[sal mercuri]

Better not miss it baby!

P R E S S R E L E A S E

John McWhinnie @ Glenn Horowitz Bookseller
50? East 64th street, New York, NY 10021
Exhibition: April 12 to May 12--Reception: April 12, 6-8 p.m.

John McWhinnie @ Glenn Horowitz Bookseller is pleased to announce an
exhibition, co-curated by Johan Kugelberg and John McWhinnie,
commemorating the 40th anniversary of the release of The Velvet
Underground and Nico. The album, perhaps the most famous debut by any band in the history of rock and roll, continues to resonate today with
collectors, indie-rockers, aficionados, critics and the culture at
large. Its enormous presence, however, has yet to be fully examined in
an exhibition. This show attempts to correct that oversight, offering
the most comprehensive collection of Velvet Underground memorabilia and artifacts to be seen in New York City. The exhibition tells the story
of the album and the Velvet Underground through the historical artifacts
of the period. Drawn from public and private collections, it includes rare
printed work - posters, books, silk-screens, ads, reviews, and ephemera
- as well as albums and photographs.

The exhibit reveals the many styles of cultural promotion and
engagement that served the Velvets, from their first gigs in New Jersey as a fledgling band to their celebrated collaboration with Andy Warhol. It
charts the evolution from garage band to proto-punk, a movement that
began with the release of their seminal first album. Rare posters in
the show, including a signed poster from the 1966 performance in
Provincetown, show how much Warhol influenced their early look. Later
graphics show the band grappling with their identity, fusing a detached
east coast cool with a slight nod to the psychedelia of the period. The
show also reveals how their identities wandered over the latter part of
the decade. Broadsides and announcements by other graphic designers,
trippy to the point of high hippie, reveal how little control over
their image they ultimately had. The look, a fascinating hybrid of art,
design and musical cool, will be on display at the gallery.

Never before published or publicly shown photographs of the band by
Adam Ritchie, Paul Morrisey and Doug Yule will be exhibited. The
accompanying catalogue, C/O The Velvet Underground New York N.Y., features texts by Richard Prince, William Gibson, Jack Womack, Jonathan Richman, Jon Savage, John McWhinnie and Johan Kugelberg. There will be both a limited and deluxe version of the catalogue, each containing original photographs and silkscreen posters.

Highlights of the exhibition:
Warhol's designs for Up-Tight, The Exploding Plastic Inevitable
The original artwork for the 1966 Boston Tea Party show
The famous 1966 acetate demo of The Velvet Underground and Nico - an
album The London Observer has cited as number one in a list of "50
Albums that Changed Music"
Original Lyrics by Lou Reed from 1965
Original Warhol screen test film stills and photobooth pictures of band
members

[iaredatsun]

I wonder - will the exhibition travel (e.g London) and how to get a copy of the deluxe catalogue?

[tarbaby2]

Yeah, a traveling exhibition would be sooooo cool. I'd love to see it out here on the California coast. And, yes, a copy of the catalog would be great!

[burnbabyburn]

The famous 1966 acetate demo of The Velvet Underground and Nico - an
album The London Observer has cited as number one in a list of "50
Albums that Changed Music"

Seems like this is the proof that there is an another acetate existing.

[kaisersose]

Is probably the Moe Tucker copy.

[sal mercuri]

I've been checking out some of the items that are coming in for the exhibition and it's like dying and going to Velvet Heaven!
We're talking many unseen photos, posters, acetates, promo items, and on and on!
For those of you not in the NYC area, think about making the trip. Those of you living within reach better make it.

Sal

[tarbaby2]

Sal,

have you actually gone to the exhibit? And, if not, where are you "checking out" the items that are in the exhibit? Is there an online source, or what?

[sal mercuri]

Sorry - I should clarify.
I'm helping get the show together. It won't open to the public until April 13.
There's a preview reception on the 12th.

[sal mercuri]

...as if just seeing the collection isn't insane enough, several of the pieces on display will be for sale! The catalog alone is an invaluable addition to any VU library/collection.

[mr. star minuta]

Hello! ..
I wish it came to southamerica, but that's obviously not gonna happen.

I just bought the "peel slowly and see" box set and I'm very happy with my pour but priceless collection of the VU .. although I have a question,

It's very hard for me to find VU stuff (no good record stores here), and I was searching for the Live at Max's Kansas City (2 cd's version) but I found the One cd version only ... should I keep on searching? or the One Cd Version is good as well?

sorry for posting here, but I didn't find a Welcome Topic.
sorry for my english also.