Xenon, “Everybody Hates Punk,” Tad Shaffer, Poster, 1978

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“Everybody Hates Punk” a poster for a party presented by Tad Shaffer at Xenon, Sunday, October 29, 1978. Printed on newsprint. 11.5 x 16.5 inches; Originally folded and has some creasing.

The poster reproduces a newspaper page with a headline about the death of Nancy Spungeon and the arrest of Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols, a horrific event that took place just two weeks earlier.

Nancy Spungen Nightclubs Punk Sid Vicious Tad Shaffer XENON

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The Night Time Is The Right Time: N.Y.C. Nightclub Ephemera, 1980s
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By the 1980s dozens of new nightclubs and bars including Area, Danceteria, Mudd Club, and Paradise Garage consciously strove to be part of the art world by presenting new music, art, film, video, fashion, and performance.