Series VII: Photographs and Slides, 1986-2006, undated
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Series includes photographs, digital prints, negatives, slides, and polaroids. Some of the photographs were portrayed in her artworks and illustrations. The photographs mostly depict Fly's personal and professional life, her friends and family, her travels to Germany, Grenada, Toronto, Vancouver, Portugal, as well as her tour with God is My Co-Pilot, performance shows, and her band Zero Content Tour. Most importantly, many photographs depict the lives of the people and the community in the Lower East Side during the 1990s to 2020s, including community activists and documentation of various protests, C-Squat, a Punk Homestead group, and the mass eviction and fire in the neighborhood. A large portion of the photographs also document the DIY constructions, stairs, walls, floors, cement work at the 209 East 7th Street building, where Fly resides. There are also photos depicting events at the community art studio, ABC No Rio, exhibitions and presentations, art performance, ABC No Rio Street festivals, events at Tompkin Square Park and CBGB OMFUG.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged semi-chronologically.
Contents
Access and use
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- Single reproductions may be made for research purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to secure permission for publication or use from the appropriate copyright holder.
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