Premature celebration? - 2012: The first ten years of the Euro banknotes and coins video released by the European Central Bank
Richard Prince, Creative Evolution, 1985
Ektacolor photograph
66 x 48 inches
167.6 x 121.9 cm
The Outcasts (1985)
A BBC documentary about a Norfolk Hell’s Angels gang called The Outcasts. Featuring a number of arcing narratives, the main one of which traces funeral preparations after the tragic and gruesome death of a gang member. With copious amounts of sex, drugs and RnR, the documentary explores gang mentality and hierarchy by showing how various members deal with collective responsibility and personal tribulations. The soundtrack is a combination of heavy metal, prog rock and what sounds like some contributions from the Radiophonic Workshop. On the whole it is a disturbing portrayal with some graphic scenes of mindless littering. JC
80 Blocks from Tiffanys (1979), Dir.Gary Weiss
“The gangs in the South Bronx (about 80 blocks from Tiffany’s in more ways than one) are handled with kid gloves in this one-hour treatment by Gary Weis. The more articulate members of the Savage Nomads and Savage Skulls are interviewed while the less articulate minorities who incongruously brandish swastikas are glossed over. Aside from gang members venting about “social injustice” and cops, there are interviews with the police, a priest, and some community workers. In general, the documentary indicates that this one small part of the U.S. would gladly be engaged in a mini-civil war if left to ferment on its own. ~ Eleanor Mannikka,”
