Price List 04.17.14 Janette Beckman Rebel Cultures : Punks, Rap

Janette Beckman
Rebel Cultures : Punks, Rap and Gangs
April 17th - May18th, 2014
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*04.17.14
Janette Beckman
Rebel Cultures:
Punks, Rap and Gangs
In the summer of 1982, Janette Beckman was introduced to members of the East LA gang El
Hoyo Maravilla. She proceeded to document this culture much as she had with British punks
and the emerging New York hip-hop scene. HVW8 presents her photographs of these seemingly
disparate tribes bound by a common rebel spirit.
Janette Beckman vividly remembers that summer. “I was spending the summer in LA with a
friend who managed a punk band…for me that meant going out to clubs at night to take photos,
neon signs, palm trees, 1950′s bars and cars, Venice beach and much more.
One day I met a writer who was working on a story about the East LA gang scene. I asked him to
introduce me to the El Hoyo Maravilla gang. We drove out one hot summer day to a large dusty
park in East LA to meet some members of the HM gang.
I had been documenting the London punk scene since 1976 and brought with me a box of 8”X10”
prints of the British skinheads, punks, ska and rockabilly kids to show them. I explained that
these were the ‘gangs’ in the UK and they agreed to let me take portraits of them to show people
in London. I spent that summer photographing the gang with my Hasselblad camera, driving
back and forth from Hollywood to East LA in my Rent-A-Wreck V8 Ford LTD.
The East LA area was poor, hot and arid, and there was the constant sound of LAPD helicopters
buzzing overhead. The gang members introduced me to their families, showed me the barrio and
tried to explain how it was living ‘la vida loca’.
I was the first British person they had ever met and we were curious about each other.”
In 2011, Dashwood Books published a collection of Janette’s photos of the HM gang. One of
the three girls Janette had photographed leaning against a car in the park contacted her after
seeing the book.
Nearly 30 years after that original photo was taken, Janette met the girls again to see where
their lives had taken them. “We met in Boyle Heights at their sister Arlene’s house and they took
me to the Home Girl Café for lunch. The three women had amazing tales to tell of their lives.
They had lost husbands to gang violence. But these three amazing women had survived and
thrived, they were mothers, career women and still the best of friends. They told me that most of
the Hoyo Maravilla guys that I had photographed back in the day were either in jail or had passed
away. We sat in the cafe and told stories. They tried to date the exact year I had met them: ‘Was
the car we were standing in front of gold or blue?’ they asked, because one of their friends had
been shot in the car and it had to be repainted after that because of the blood stains – this was
how they would date the photos.”
This exhibition features not only photographs of the HM gang back in the day and the Rivera
Bad Girls today, but also various iconic photographs documenting the formative years of the
punk and hip-hop scenes including Johnny Rotten, Joe Strummer, Debbie Harry, Slick Rick, Keith
Haring, and Run DMC to name a few.
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BIOGRAPHY
‘Londoner Janette Beckman began her career at the dawn of punk rock working for The Face and Melody
Maker. She shot bands from The Clash to The Specials as well as 3 Police album covers. Her powerful
portraits celebrating this music and street style are collected in ‘Made in the UK: The Music of Attitude,
1977-1982‘, PowerHouse Books 2005.
Moving to New York in 1982, she was drawn to the underground Hip Hop scene. Her photographs of pioneers
Afrika Bambaata, Run DMC, Salt’ n ‘Pepa and Grandmaster Flash and 1980′s style are collected in ‘The
Breaks, Stylin and Profilin 1982-1990‘, PowerHouse Books 2007.
Since moving to New York she has shot everyone from entertainers to politicians – Clients include: Esquire,
Rolling Stone, People, Interview, London Sunday Times Magazine, Observer Magazine, Doc Marten, Converse,
Schott, Casio, Warner Brothers Music, Universal Music, etc.
Her photographs have recently been exhibited at: Paul Smith London, Morrison Hotel Gallery NYC, Collette
Paris, Isetan Tokyo, Kong Gallery Shanghai, Rockarchive and Proud Gallery London.
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Afrika Bambaataa, Bronx 1983
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
20″ x 16″ (50.8 x 40.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
1100.
1250. framed
Dee Dee Ramone, London 1981
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
20″ x 16″ (50.8 x 40.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
1100.
1250. framed
Dr. Dre, Los Angeles, 1990
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
20″ x 16″ (50.8 x 40.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
1100.
1250. framed
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Eazy-E, Los Angeles, 1990
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
20″ x 16″ (50.8 x 40.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
1100.
1250. framed
Flavor Flav, NYC 1988
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
20″ x 16″ (50.8 x 40.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
1100.
1250. framed
Futura and Dondi 1981
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
20″ x 16″ (50.8 x 40.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
1100.
1250. framed
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Joe Strummer, Milan 1981
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
20″ x 16″ (50.8 x 40.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
1100.
1250. framed
Big Daddy Kane, 1990
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
20″ x 16″ (50.8 x 40.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
1100.
1250. framed
Debbie Harry, London 1979
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
30″ x 40″ (76.2 x 101.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
3000.
3300. framed
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EPMD, Babylon Long Island 1989
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
20″ x 16″ (50.8 x 40.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
1100.
1250. framed
Keith Haring, NY, 1985
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
30″ x 40″ (76.2 x 101.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
3000.
3300. framed
Run DMC & Posse, Hollis Queens 1984
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
30″ x 40″ (76.2 x 101.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
3000.
3300. framed
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Slick Rick, NYC 1987
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
30″ x 40″ (76.2 x 101.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
3000.
3300. framed
John Lydon, London 1981
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
20″ x 16″ (50.8 x 40.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
1100.
1250. framed
Lux Interior The Cramps, Los Angles 1982
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
20″ x 16″ (50.8 x 40.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
1100.
1250. framed
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Mod Twins, London 1976
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
20″ x 16″ (50.8 x 40.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
1100.
1250. framed
Poison Ivy The Cramps, Los Angeles 1983
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
20″ x 16″ (50.8 x 40.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
1100.
1250. framed
Punks at Sid’s March, London 1979
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
20″ x 16″ (50.8 x 40.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
1100.
1250. framed
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Shane MacGowan, London 1981
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
20″ x 16″ (50.8 x 40.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
1100.
1250. framed
The Go-Go’s, Los Angeles 1983
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
20″ x 16″ (50.8 x 40.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
1100.
1250. framed
The Police, London 1978
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
20″ x 16″ (50.8 x 40.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
Custom frame available (black)
1100.
1250. framed
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X outside the Mask LA 1983
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
20″ x 16″ (50.8 x 40.6cm)
HVW8 Gallery Exclusive Print
1100.
1250. framed
HM Couple on Bike, East LA 1983
by Janette Beckman
Epson 250grm semigloss photo paper
Edition of 10
20 x 24″ (50.8 x 60.96 cm)
1200.
1350. framed.
HM Gang, East LA 1983
by Janette Beckman
Epson 250grm semigloss photo paper
Edition of 10
20 x 24″ (50.8 x 60.96 cm)
1200.
1350. framed.
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HM at Wall, East LA 1983
by Janette Beckman
Epson 250grm semigloss photo paper
Edition of 10
20 x 24″ (50.8 x 60.96 cm)
1200.
1350. framed.
HM Car, East LA 1983
by Janette Beckman
Epson 250grm semigloss photo paper
Edition of 10
20 x 24″ (50.8 x 60.96 cm)
1200.
1350. framed.
HM Gang Sign, East LA 1983
by Janette Beckman
Epson 250grm semigloss photo paper
Edition of 10
20 x 24″ (50.8 x 60.96 cm)
1200.
1350. framed.
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HM Girls, East Los Angeles, 1983
by Janette Beckman
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Edition of 20
30″ x 40″ (76.2 x 101.6cm)
3000.
3300. framed
HM The Saint, East LA 1983
by Janette Beckman
Epson 250grm semigloss photo paper
Edition of 10
20 x 24″ (50.8 x 60.96 cm)
1200.
1350. framed.
HM the Wall, East LA 1983
by Janette Beckman
Epson 250grm semigloss photo paper
Edition of 10
20 x 24″ (50.8 x 60.96 cm)
1200.
1350. framed.
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HM Bandana, East Los Angeles, 1983
by Janette Beckman
Epson 250grm semigloss photo paper
Edition of 10
20 x 24″ (50.8 x 60.96 cm)
1200.
1350. framed
HM Girl, East LA 1983
by Janette Beckman
Epson 250grm semigloss photo paper
Edition of 10
20 x 24″ (50.8 x 60.96 cm)
1200.
1350. framed.
El Hoyo Maravilla
Janette Beckman
New York: Dashwood Books, 2011.
softcover
Price: $55.00
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