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The Birth of Punk: A Look at 1970s Punk Culture and Its Lasting Impact on Fashion and Music

Punk women wearing black and tartan

The 1970s were a time of social unrest and cultural upheaval, a decade when traditional norms were being challenged and countercultures flourished. One of the most influential of these movements was punk, which emerged in the mid-1970s as a reaction against the perceived excesses of mainstream rock music and the broader societal status quo. Punk […]

Exhibition: Iris van Herpen

In September I had the opportunity to attend the Iris van Herpen Exhibition at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (QAGoMA) which I have to say was one of the best showings I have been to so far. The exhibition took up most of the bottom floor and was about 3 hours to take in her […]