During the peak of the COVID-19 lockdowns, the band Dead City Punx erupted across Los Angeles with illegal shows marked by bonfires, graffiti, and riot police—unintentionally producing a string of viral moments that altered the punk landscape. PUNX: The Art of Dead City and Friends channels that energy into an exhibition merging artifacts from the band's explosive history with works by cross-disciplinary artists who share one impulse: reject the sanitized, embrace the raw.
Featuring works by Dead City Punx, Abe Garcia, Ade Ogunmowo, Albert Reyes, Angela Nguyen, Atiba Jefferson, Chuy Hartman, Ed Templeton, Estevan Oriol, Hannah Vandermolen, Isaac Psalm Escoto, Jason Dill, Jimmy Bonks, KC Ortiz, KRAB, Kill Your Idols, MASS TURD, Nadya Tolokonnikova, Ocho Ojos, Oginee Viamontes, Ozzie Juarez, Rory James Toole, Steve Olson, Sydnie Jimenez, Suitcase Joe, Tomas Tumbleweed, Tim Armstrong, and Valerie J. Bower.
