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'''Pat Place''' (born 1953 in Chicago) is an artist, photographer and musician noted for her work in the [[ |
'''Pat Place''' (born 1953 in Chicago) is an artist, photographer and musician noted for her work in the [[no wave]] bands [[James Chance and the Contortions]] and [[Bush Tetras]]. |
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==Art== |
==Art== |
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Place graduated with a BFA in |
Place graduated with a BFA in painting and sculpture at [[Northern Illinois University]]. She came to [[New York City]] in 1975 and exhibited her art in various galleries from 1977 to 1984. |
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Place’s photography has recently been shown at the “No Wave, Post Punk, Underground New York 1976-80″ exhibition curated by [[Thurston Moore]] and Byron |
Place’s photography has recently been shown at the “No Wave, Post Punk, Underground New York 1976-80″ exhibition curated by [[Thurston Moore]] and Byron Coley at KS Art in TriBeca 2008, and the group exhibition “Happy Vacation” at Thrust Projects. |
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She was also involved in the [[ |
She was also involved in the [[no wave cinema]] scene, appearing in some of [[Vivienne Dick]]’s movies co-starring with [[Lydia Lunch]] and other musicians from New York’s late 1970s and early 1980s [[post punk]] community. |
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==Music== |
==Music== |
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Place was the original guitarist and one of the founding members for [[The Contortions]], one of the central bands in the New York [[ |
Place was the original guitarist and one of the founding members for [[The Contortions]], one of the central bands in the New York [[no wave]] scene.<ref>Masters, Marc. ''No Wave''. London: Black Dog Publishing, 2007, pp. 175-178</ref> She had been the original guitarist and one of the founding members of [[James Chance and the Contortions|The Contortions]]. |
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She then |
She then formed the [[Bush Tetras]]. Place and vocalist Cynthia Sley produced the most distinctive aspects of the Tetras sound. Place's guitar lines were rhythmic and distortion-filled <ref>Masters, Marc. ''No Wave''. London: Black Dog Publishing, 2007, pp. 175-178</ref> |
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From the |
From the 1990s until present, Place has been performing with [[Bush Tetras]] and various noise music bands in New York City and in Europe. |
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==Footnotes== |
==Footnotes== |
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Revision as of 13:24, 10 July 2013
Pat Place (born 1953 in Chicago) is an artist, photographer and musician noted for her work in the no wave bands James Chance and the Contortions and Bush Tetras.
Art
Place graduated with a BFA in painting and sculpture at Northern Illinois University. She came to New York City in 1975 and exhibited her art in various galleries from 1977 to 1984.
Place’s photography has recently been shown at the “No Wave, Post Punk, Underground New York 1976-80″ exhibition curated by Thurston Moore and Byron Coley at KS Art in TriBeca 2008, and the group exhibition “Happy Vacation” at Thrust Projects.
She was also involved in the no wave cinema scene, appearing in some of Vivienne Dick’s movies co-starring with Lydia Lunch and other musicians from New York’s late 1970s and early 1980s post punk community.
Music
Place was the original guitarist and one of the founding members for The Contortions, one of the central bands in the New York no wave scene.[1] She had been the original guitarist and one of the founding members of The Contortions.
She then formed the Bush Tetras. Place and vocalist Cynthia Sley produced the most distinctive aspects of the Tetras sound. Place's guitar lines were rhythmic and distortion-filled [2]
From the 1990s until present, Place has been performing with Bush Tetras and various noise music bands in New York City and in Europe.
Footnotes
References
- Carlo McCormick, The Downtown Book: The New York Art Scene, 1974–1984, Princeton University Press, 2006
- Masters, Marc. No Wave, London: Black Dog Publishing, 2007,pp. 175-178