This short-lived, rebellious, anarchic and creative movement took hold in the economically depressed late 1970s. We will explore the aesthetics of revolt when Vivienne Westwood creatively led a fashion explosion of disaffection, fetishism and radical politics. With strong links to the Surrealist and Dada artists of the Situationist International and the biting social criticism of German Expressionism, punk has a fascinating heritage. It acted as a 'theatre of provocation', but Punk was much more than an artistic style. It leaves a huge legacy and resonance for our modern contemporary culture. This illustrated lecture will reveal the facts behind the mythology.

£12 per talk (£10 students/THG Friends). Booking required.