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Chances are if you logged time in the teenaged punk-rock contingent,
works by artist Raymond Pettibon hung with enough double-sided Scotch
tape to keep them from vibrating off your walls as the Circle Jerks’
“World Up My Ass” blasted through your speakers. Serving as visual
accompaniment to the soundtrack of the Los Angeles’ early-’80s punk
scene, Pettibon’s works often tapped the same vein of angst-ridden
nihilism as the bands he created fliers for. Fast-forward some 30
years and Pettibon is now an internationally recognized figure, but he
continues to create in similar circles, including a recent stint as
the subject in a music video for Circle Jerks founder Keith Morris’
latest band, Off! Tonight, FAU exhibits the works of Pettibon as it
presents “Raymond Pettibon: The Punk Years, 1978-86” at the Schmidt
Gallery (777 Glades Road, Boca Raton.) The exhibit includes museum-
quality prints, album covers, zines, skateboard decks, programs of
screenings, music, and lectures that delve into California punk
culture. Programs are free and open to the public. The exhibit runs through
January 22. Visit fau.edu/galleries.
Fri., Nov. 12, 6 p.m.; Tuesdays-Saturdays, 1 p.m. Starts: Nov. 12. Continues through Jan. 22, 2010
