Author : Ron Hahne
Publisher : Pm Press
ISBN 13 : 9781604860214
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (62 download)
Book Synopsis Black Mask & Up Against the Wall Motherfucker by : Ron Hahne
Download or read book Black Mask & Up Against the Wall Motherfucker written by Ron Hahne and published by Pm Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicling the history of two New York City provocateur groups--Black Mask and Up Against the Wall, Motherfucker--this account complies the complete 10 issues of the newspaper Black Mask; numerous leaflets, articles, and flyers generated by Black Mask; the Up Against the Wall Motherfucker Magazine; and Free Press and Rolling Stone reports on Up Against the Wall, Motherfucker. Founded in the mid-1960s, the Black Mask group melded the ideas and inspiration of Dada with the anarchism of the Spanish Revolution, and this volume demonstrates how they heavily influenced the art, politics, and culture of the decade as they briefly shut down the Museum of Modern Art, protested Wall Street, battled at Students for a Democratic Society conferences, and defended the shooting of Andy Warhol. This history then details how in 1968 Black Mask reorganized as Up Against the Wall, Motherfucker, which combined the confrontational theater and tactics of Black Mask with a much more aggressive approach in dealing with the police and authorities. A lengthy interview with founder Ben Morea provides context and color to this fascinating documentary legacy.