Shocking And Awful

To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It's freedom.
Patti Smith

In his work Matt Plezier references punk as a source of inspiration. Punk’s quality was that it has no filter: when Patti Smith was asked about the definition of punk, her answer was short: “Punk is freedom”. In a world full of distractions, self absorption and a quest for perfection, punk seeks to confront the status quo. During his exhibition I wanna be sedated at HOK, Matt Plezier will present two new publications; one a facsimile collection of old Dutch punk fanzines from 1977-1980: ‘Not Another Rotten Punk Book’ and his own ‘I wanna Be Sedated’, with reworked media images he found. As part of his ‘Daily Dose’ series, a continues project researching the importance of media images.

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Work: Mixed media incl. silkscreens, photoprints and photocopies

Subject: Punk, Media Images, Status Quo

Date: May 26 - June 5, 2022

Location: HOK Gallery / The Hague