Under the sway of punk, our conceptual art grew and evolved in ways that reflected the style, content and marketing of the broader CBGB scene. Like a rock group, we were an art group billed as Miller, Ringma & Hoppe. In 1978 we would bring together the visual artists at CBGB by organizing the world’s first Punk Art exhibition in Washington DC. For us the punk years were fast, loud, and lots of fun.
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The world’s first Punk Art exhibition at the Washington Project for the Arts, Washington DC, 1978, featured Punk Magazine, Alan Suicide, Miller Ringma & Hoppe, Marcia Resnick, Steven Kramer, Ruth Marten, Neke Carson, and others.
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"Punk Art Exhibit" (1978); the catalogue of an exhibition curated by Marc H. Miller, Bettie Ringma and Alice Denney for the Washington Project for the Arts, Washington DC. This online version of the out-of-print catalogue includes excerpts from original interviews; new introductions; additional images; and select videos.
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Punk Art Catalogue (1978) - Section 1: Preface by Alice Denney; Punk Precedents, a historical essay by Gerald Silk; and an interview with Andy Warhol and Victor Hugo on Punk by Billy Kluver.
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Punk Art Catalogue (1978) - Section 2: John Holmstrom and Legs McNeil launch Punk Magazine; visual imagery connected to the Ramones and Blondie; students at the School of Visual Art participate in the birth of Punk as a music and visual arts phenomena.
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Punk Art Catalogue (1978) - Section 3: X Magazine and the artist group Collaborative Projects Inc (Colab) give Punk Art a political, social and sexual agenda; East Village filmmakers and the first Punk films.
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Punk Art Catalogue (1978) - Section 4: Alan Suicide's electrified junk sculpture; "Frankie Teardrop" presages the music video genre; Marcia Resnick defines the fascistic element of Punk photography; and Ruth Marten stages a tattoo performance.
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Punk Art Catalogue (1978) - Section 5: Punk meets fashion with Animal X; Steven Kramer's destructive mouse; Christa Maiwald screws the camera; and Neke Carson's "rectal realist" portrait of Andy Warhol is stolen from the show.
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Paparazzi Self-Portraits by Miller & Ringma, 1975 - 1979. Two photographers step into the historical moment by taking pictures of themselves with celebrities and others of interest.
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Photographs taken at CGBG from 1976-1979 showing Bettie with rock groups and personalities including the Ramones, Talking Heads, Patti Smith, Debbie Harry, Nancy Spungeon, and Richard Hell.
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The Story of the painting Bettie & The Ramones autographed by the Ramones at CBGB, April 1978.
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Senator George McGovern signs an unusual portrait painting in his office in Washington DC, October 13, 1978. Part of the Paparazzi Self-Portrait series by Miller Ringma & Hoppe.
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Screw magazine publisher Al Goldstein signs an unusual portrait painting in a live public performance at the Robert Fridus Gallery in Soho, January 12, 1979.
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Photographs and video capture the outspoken Congresswoman Bella Abzug in 1979 critiquing a portrait painting of her that is part of the Paparazzi Self-Portrait series by Miller Ringma & Hoppe.
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