An audience with the Godfather of Counterculture V. Vale
Come celebrate the life and work of one of this world’s true originals: punk publisher and counterculture curator V. Vale
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The Aster
1717 Vine St Los Angeles, CA 90028About this event
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Come celebrate the life and work of Re/SEARCH and Search & Destroy founder V. Vale, hosted by artists Aaron Rose and Beatie Wolfe.
It’s rare to meet an artist who still embodies everything they stood for when they first began their mission. But that’s V. Vale: a writer, publisher, researcher, documenter, musician, and constant curator and contributor to the counterculture continuum. Described as the first (and last!) 70s punk publisher, Vale is an ever-evolving verb in perpetual motion.
After launching San Francisco’s first punk zine Search & Destroy in 1977 with $100 each from Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Vale founded RE/SEARCH in 1980 for his other cultural-anthropological explorations including Industrial music, the writings of J.G. Ballard and William S. Burroughs, feminism, plus “Incredibly Strange” filmmaking and music.
This event includes a conversation between Vale, Aaron Rose and Beatie Wolfe; a live DJ set from Money Mark on tape cassettes; a reading of Vale's cat haikus and "Goals for Life" and a live performance from Vale and Marian.
More on V.Vale... In 1977 Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti funded V. Vale's Search & Destroy (which morphed into RE/Search in 1980). Goal: document and catalyze underground and taboo-breaking artists and ideas. Vale continues dispersing countercultural ideas through publications, media, and personal appearances. New publications: "San Francisco" (photo book) and "Secrets of Street Photography" (zine) by Yoshi Yubai; Terminal "Punk" philosophy; new deluxe hardback editions of RE/Search #8/9: J.G. Ballard; R/S #4/5: Burroughs, Gysin, Throbbing Gristle; R/S #6/7: Industrial Culture Handbook. Best-sellers include Modern Primitives (tattoo and body-piercing), Angry Women (performance art), Zines, Pranks, and the “Incredibly Strange” series of books.
Photo below: V.Vale and William S. Burroughs
Frequently asked questions
While we are making this free to attend for those who can't stretch the cash we do encourage all who can to make a contribution to getting Vale and Marian to be with us in LA and the running of this event. Any surplus will go to RE/Search for its continued efforts in keeping counterculture alive!