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Pez rave flyers

 Collection
Identifier: 8813

Content Description

A collection of 115 rave flyers by the noted London Rave artist Steven Perry, also known as Pez, promoting some of the most visible clubs and events of the era including, Helter Skelter, AWOL, and Raindance, as well as the artist’s favorite, “LYDD World Dance July 1993.”

Dates

  • 1991-1999, undated

Biographical / Historical

In 1984, at the age of 15, Perry began his career in art via graffiti and street art. Four years later he moved on to the party scene that was then exploding in England. After teaching himself airbrush art, he displayed his portfolio to club owners and promoters convinced that House music needed an associated art form much as Hip Hop had graffiti art. Entering the scene at its beginnings, Perry was able to use clubland as his canvas. He created whimsical images of sexuality and fantasy that came to define the UK nightlife aesthetics of the late 1980s and early ‘90s. As of 1993 he had produced over 200 rave pieces. He’s now considered the premier artist of the rave scene and has been called the “party people’s Von Gogh.”

Extent

.3 cubic feet.

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

115 Pez rave flyers.

Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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