Benefit Gig for Marc Zermati Poster - Loulou Picasso

£225.00

Unsigned

Screenprint on lightweight paper

Unknown edition size

1979

56 x 75 cm

Hand-printed by Loulou Picasso, Published by Bazooka

Unframed

A proud, punchy snapshot of punk and tribute to a European music legend, this striking screenprint is a brilliant example of the late 70s Punk aesthetic pioneered by legendary illustrator/designer Loulou Picasso.

Featuring The Damned, Tyla Gang, Lee Brilleaux (Dr Feelgood), Dave Edmund’s Rockpile and Nick Lowe, the gig took place at the Electric Ballroom in Camden, London in early 1979.

This poster is in overall excellent condition, the red is bold and fresh with wonderful traces of the hand-printed screen printing process to be found all over the sheet – these ‘blemishes’ are standard when it comes to punk posters and makes each screen pull different from one another. There are 2 small tears to the top edge of he poster, consummate with the age, paper quality and ephemeral nature of the poster.

Unsigned

Screenprint on lightweight paper

Unknown edition size

1979

56 x 75 cm

Hand-printed by Loulou Picasso, Published by Bazooka

Unframed

A proud, punchy snapshot of punk and tribute to a European music legend, this striking screenprint is a brilliant example of the late 70s Punk aesthetic pioneered by legendary illustrator/designer Loulou Picasso.

Featuring The Damned, Tyla Gang, Lee Brilleaux (Dr Feelgood), Dave Edmund’s Rockpile and Nick Lowe, the gig took place at the Electric Ballroom in Camden, London in early 1979.

This poster is in overall excellent condition, the red is bold and fresh with wonderful traces of the hand-printed screen printing process to be found all over the sheet – these ‘blemishes’ are standard when it comes to punk posters and makes each screen pull different from one another. There are 2 small tears to the top edge of he poster, consummate with the age, paper quality and ephemeral nature of the poster.

Loulou Picasso co-founded the graphic design collective ‘Bazooka’ with Kiki Picasso and Olivia Clavel in 1976. He is a major figure of avant-garde and underground graphic art.

After having worked as a graphic designer and illustrator for the independent media, Loulou Picasso dedicated his career to his painting practice. He designed record sleeve artwork for the band ‘Throbbing Gristle’ amongst many others. He was later represented by Agnès b. gallery.

Marc Zermati co-founded the Skydog record label in 1972, which issued its first release, the Flamin' Groovies' Grease 7" EP in May 1973, pre-dating Stiff Records by over 3 years, and formed the first independent shop distribution in France. In August 1976, and again in 1977, Zermati organised the "first European punk rock festival" in the French town of Mont-de-Marsan. He organised tours in France by bands including The Clash, Dr. Feelgood, The Heartbreakers, and Eddie and the Hot Rods, as well as concerts by the Ramones and Talking Heads.