Of all the great unions of underground music, rock and otherwise; Bowie and Eno, Nick Cave and Blixa Bargeld, Justin Broadrick and Kevin Martin, John Cale and Terry Riley, Sonny Sharrock and Peter Brotzzman, and so on; the union between No Wave icon, transgressive artist, and spoken word warrior Lydia Lunch and free jazz, noise, and no wave musician Weasel Walter is perhaps the most harmonious and unquestionably the unholiest. When considering their respective biographies, both full of moments of sticking the middle finger in the faces of conventional standards of taste and decency, it’s difficult to believe that these revolutionaries didn’t find each other sooner. Click here to read more.
6 Must See Art Shows On View Now In Paris
1. French photographer Marie Baronnet presents her photographs of aging and retired stars of strip tease – aged from 60 to 95 - for an exhibition entitled 'Legends' on view for only one more week at Galerie LO/A 2. British artist Bridget Riley presents her classic geometric patterned paintings at Galerie Max Hetzler 3. Celia Hempton presents her first solo show entitled, Lupa, at Sultana Gallery 4. Turkish artist Sibel Kocakaya presents Binary Appearances at Galerie Dukan 5. Artist, poet, visual artist, filmmaker, photographer, Marcel Broodthaers presents a site specific exhibition at the Musée d'Art Moderne 6. Musician Lenny Kravitz is showing a selection of photographs - part of his "Flash" series that documents his life in front of the camera - at the Colette store in Paris.