About this Event
Join us for an Author Talk in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library's rooftop event space.
James Spooner and Theo Kogan discuss how the punk communities of New York and California have informed their lives, their art, and their new books, in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library's rooftop event space.
Doors open at 6 PM | Space is limited | Suggested for Adults
About the Speakers
JAMES SPOONER is an accomplished tattoo artist, illustrator, and filmmaker. He directed the seminal documentary Afro-Punk. Spooner is also the co-founder of the Afro-punk Festival. Spooner’s work has appeared in NPR, Vice, The Village Voice, The New Yorker, Vibe, Fader, MTV, NBC News, and Variety. He is an ongoing guest curator for the Broad Museum in Los Angeles, and previously programmed for the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
THEO KOGAN is the lead singer of NYC’s Lunachicks, a professional makeup artist, and the first fully sleeved (with tattoos) hi-fashion model. She is the co-author of Fallopian Rhapsody, The Story of the Lunachicks with Jeanne Fury and a contributor to the book Women Who Rock: Bessie to Beyonce. Girl Groups to Riot Grrrl. edited by Evelyn McDonnell. Theo has also written for Nylon, Paper, TimeOut NY, and more.
About the BooksThe High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere. A formative coming-of-age graphic memoir by the creator of Afro-punk: a young man’s immersive reckoning with identity, racism, clumsy teen love and belonging in an isolated California desert, and a search for salvation and community through punk. (from HarperCollins Publishers)
Fallopian Rhapsody: The Story of the Lunachicks A coming-of-age tale about a band of NYC teenagers who forged a sisterhood, found salvation, and fervently crashed the gates of punk rock during the ’90s, accidentally becoming feminist icons along the way. (from Hachette Books)
Registration
Please register in advance at NYPL.ORG/SNFL
Registration does not guarantee admission. All registered seats are released at 6:15 PM. Please arrive early to ensure a seat.
Accessibility Notes
Assistive listening devices and/or hearing loops are available at the venue. You can request a free ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or CART (Communication Access Real-Time Translation) captioning service by emailing your request at least two weeks in advance of the event: email [email protected]. This venue is fully accessible to wheelchairs.
Photo credits: Lisa Nola, Guy Furrow
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 455 5th Avenue, New York, United States