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At Moore College, the art of punk

Any music fan who ventured to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for last year's "Punk: Chaos to Couture" exhibit had to be dismayed to find the galvanic youth rebellion of the 1970s reduced to a high-fashion co-optation of punk's do-it-yourself aesthetic. Not to mention that silly art-installation facsimile of the grungy CBGB bathroom.

A flyer for the Screamers, circa 1979. The works on display are drawn from the collection of New York punk aficionado Andrew Kirvine. "I didn't know punk until I heard it," he recalls. "When I did, it opened up my eyes."
A flyer for the Screamers, circa 1979. The works on display are drawn from the collection of New York punk aficionado Andrew Kirvine. "I didn't know punk until I heard it," he recalls. "When I did, it opened up my eyes."Read more
    by Dan DeLuca, Inquirer Music Critic
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