Germ Free Adolescents / RADIO
One way to experience genuine punk is to associate with such a person, which might create an intense series of reactions from one’s friends, co-workers, the police and concerned citizens. Another way, easier yet nonetheless interesting, is to catch what Germ Free Adolescents exposition is laying out for the world: the long-standing link between pornography and punk. Just as black and the white complement one other, nothing is quite as obvious as the formula of teens + rebellion = the need to transform, acombination that has driven the culture we have lived in, generation after generation.
The mix couldn’t be more intriguing: young Ukrainians artists who have photographed punk adolescents in a porn mood. Although this may seem disturbing for some, but for many, pornography and punk together is a blast-off topic for new ideas, rule breaking points and meaningful thoughts. More than an apogee of the 60s idea of sexual freedom, the exposition, brought together by friends who want to share their personal shows and shoots, represents a raw vision of what it was like to be an adolescent – and punk – with all its essence, doubt, desire… and mistakes in the former Soviet block.
Exalted opening this Thursday, November 4th from 7pm to 11pm at RADIO Gallery, Via Pestalozzi 4 in Milano.
By Rafaella Carvalho
