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distinguishes itself from much of the other photography in steve's collection. not only for the fact that it is often visibly and flambuoyantly signed (an obvious component in the finished product of her art; as well as making it highly identifiable); but also, there is a very definite and defined high art inten- tion to her work that is evident in the deliberate thought and application of technique to each stage of her process. man ray, or something!" |
from "afternoon with the viletones at new rose" |
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recognized the face from the scene years ago - and i likewise recognized some of the individual photography as part of the visual canon of viletone folklore - i had never made the connection between the two before this. at a matinee "battle of the bands" at larry's hideaway, on a sweltering day in june or july of 1979. she did a suggestive, ass-rolling bump 'n' grind on the dance floor, next to the stage and probably proceeded to tell me more than i wanted to know about bob segarini. i thought she was out of her mind. here is exciting and beautiful art of the original punk era. |