We're Desperate: The Punk Rock Photography of Jim Jocoy, SF/LA 1978-1980
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Interview by Thurston Moore. Essay by Exene. Introduction by Marc Jacobs. 1977: Punk rock music and fashion blew out of New York City, exploded in London, and caught like wildfire in San Francisco, Los Angeles and the world over. It developed concurrently everywhere, and every region had it's own identity. But it was in San Francisco and L.A. where the most radical behavior in stateside punk rockk style and attitude was exhibited. It was anti-hippie, anti-disco, anti-parent and anti-"nice". And it was shockingly new. These photos are ground zero of punk rock style - delirious innovation and a snarling takeover of youth culture still resonating more than 20 years hence. Jim Jocoy, traveling between S.F. and L.A., shot portraits of every interesting punk rock personality who caught his eye - with each subject posed amidst the scene's ruinous and chaotic environment. Some were musicians and some were artists. All were fans and enthusiasts. And they were the original creators of what is regarded as the most potent subculture of the late 20th century. Some of the more celebrated individuals of punk legend featured in this book are Darby Crash, Iggy Pop, Lydia Lunch, Sid Vicious, John Waters, Bruce Connor and members of X, The Cramps, The Avengers, Flipper, The Screamers, The Nuns, and many others.
About the Author
Jim Jocoy was born in Chun Chon, South Korea in 1952 to an American father in the U.S. Army and a Korean mother. His family moved to Sunnyvale, California in 1969. In 1977, Jocoy began frequenting punk concerts and decided to capture the various characters he met on film. A few of the images were published in local punk fanzines at the time, including Punk Globe, Search and Destroy, and Widows and Orphans, but effectively all were stashed away until 2001, when they came to the attention of Thurston Moore. Jocoy lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. Marc Jacobs became the youngest designer to receive the industry's highest tribute, The Council of Fashion Designer's of America Perry Ellis Award for New Fashion Talent in 1987 at the age of 24. Jacobs launched the acclaimed Marc Jacobs label, and brought the "grunge" aesthetic to high fashion in 1993. Four years later he joined Louis Vuitton as Artistic Director. Thurston Moore is a founding member of the avant-garde rock group Sonic Youth. He has been an archivist of punk and radical subgenre materials since 1977. Jim Jocoy's photographs came to his attention through Cynthia Connolly at Dischord Records, who had received them from an acquaintance of Jim's. Exene Cervenka is a founding member of the legendary punk hardcore band X, which was formed in 1977 with Billy Zoom, John Doe, and D.J. Bonebrake.
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