METROPOLIS APOCALYPSE - L.E.S. Riot Era: Artists 1988-2008 = A Slideshow

ARTISTS /STATEMENT
The new face of modern art stands for convention above all else. Innovators are shuttled into prefabricated pigeonholes, establishing and reinforcing boundaries as they "push the envelope"; the avant garde whom no one dare surpass. In the bodies of work produced but underrepresented by cutting edge artists, in the hearts and minds and closets of artists denied the spotlight the arsenal of artists from whom we thought we'd seen it all because they refuse to pull any punches, resides the best art never seen. They are the scream that must be heard, the flash which blinds, and must be witnessed.
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METROPOLIS APOCALYPSE (L. E. S. Riot Era Artists 1988-2008) in commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Tompkins Square Park Riots. With recent input from Genesis P-Orridge ,is dedicated to the loving memory of LADY JAYE BREYER P-ORRIDGE . METROPOLIS APOCALYPSE reflects the continuing struggle against gentrification spearheaded by a generation of artists and musicians on Manhattan's Lower East Side. **************************************************************************** JohnnyV has been at the artistic and political forefront in New York City, most notably for his involvement in the underground Squatter/Punk movement. His ATTACK Art Show brought together these volatile elements and granted them voice, presenting works by artists who literally Assaulted the Senses. *************************************************************************** THE ARTISTS ARE:
Aaron Sinift/ Aaron Thompson (LES NYC Art)/ Agni Zotis/ Amelia Faulkner/ Amy Toxic/ Anonymous (Street Artists)/ Ashley Smith/ Aurora Nocturne/ Bob Barry/ Bob Griffith/ Brett Kahler/ Brian K. Trash/ Cedric Allen Hills/ Charles Lundergan/ Chris Caggiano (Iconicide)/ Chris Coffey/ Chris Georgalas/ Chris Herbeck/ Christian Holmes/ Clayton Patterson/ Connlith Keogh/ Corinne Rhodes/ Crosby Romberger/ Danielle Capicharo!/ Darryl LaVare/ Dennis McNett/ Dennis Yi/ Dianne Bowen/ Dinah Michelman/ Dr. Zian Saxon/ Ed Rieker (Fester)/ Eric Anderer/ Eric Drooker/ FLY/ Francis James/ Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (of Psychic TV) / HOOP/ Jack Nantz/ James Romberger/ Jan Van Woensel/ Jane Huntington/ Jason Mitchell/ Jason Ryan/Jenniferocity/ John Czop (DC/ Marvel Comic Artist)/John Gabrielle (aka Rotten X)/ John John Jesse/ John Nikolai/ JohnnyV/ Jorden Haley/ Julian Snake Thrower/ Katrina Duesterhaus/ Kevin Fa-Q/ Kirsten Flaherty/ Lauren Utter/ Lawrence Van Abbema/ Leah Tinari/ Linus Coraggio/ Loren Marks/ M. Apparition/Marguerite Van Cook/ Morrie Cramer/ Nebeska Nebeska/ Ned Lindsay/ Nina Sobell/Pat Moreta/ Paul Garrin/Paula Rossi/ Paula Spina/ Paulo Pelosini/ Peter Missing/ Pondscum (Marvel Comics)/ Renna Mae Zimmer/ Robert Griffith/ Robert Swanson/ Rupi Wegener/ Seth Tobocman/ Shalom Neuman/ Shanna Maurizi/ Shawn McVicker/ Skwert/ slUg/ Stephen Blickenstaff (Cramps cover artist Bad Music for Bad people)/ Stephen Ritterspoon/ Surreal Hazard/ Thom Corn/ Tim McVicker/ Tony Wells/ Toyo Tsuchiya (Rivington School)/ Valerie Blitz/ Victor Poison Tete (Rat At Rat R)/ Victor Venom/

SOUNDTRACK: "Home Sweet Home", "Divide and Conquer", "New Generation", by NAUSEA. Please note, both Viktor Venom and John John Jesse from NAUSEA are artists with work appearing in Metropolis Apocalypse.

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