The Morrison Hotel Gallery is unveiling a new exhibit tomorrow called “Catch the Beat: The Roots of Punk & Hip Hop,” which will feature the photography of Janette Beckman and David Corio. The two documented the punk and hip hop movements of the 70s and 80s as they both freelanced for rival weekly papers in London (Melody Maker and New Musical Express). They both later moved to New York, documented the hip hop scene in the 80s, and eventually became friends. They discussed their joint show, which comes many decades after first meeting, and say: “This exhibition is the first time we have been able to show our Punk and Hip Hop images together—and may be the first time that both music genres have been seriously exhibited alongside each other. Whereas photographs of other musicians from the 1970’s to the 1990’s are often shown in galleries, it is refreshing to see that there are also exciting images from these two important genres that changed the world of music. We hope this exhibition will help viewers to realize how important Punk and Hip Hop are to the history of music and photography.”
