Local design and screen-print collective Young Monster teams up with the Association for the Visual Arts (AVA) and the local chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) to present an event that bridges the gap between fine arts, graphic design and rock n’ roll. On Friday, Sept 4th, Eileen Yaghoobian and her highly-anticipated film about rock posters and the people who make them, entitled Died Young, Stayed Pretty, will be stopping through town on its debut tour.
The film chronicles Yaghoobian’s travels across the United States and Canada, offering a look into to the world of such gig poster giants as Art Chantry, Brian Chippendale, the Ames Brothers, Print Mafia and Rob Jones, who have worked on posters for bands like Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Radiohead, White Stripes, The Melvins, Ween, Sonic Youth, Pearl Jam, Bob Dylan, Marianne Faithfull, and the list goes on.
“Rock n’ roll art creates a visual vernacular for music that puts it in a historic visual perspective,” says Nick DuPey, owner of Young Monster. “Its hard to think of The Clash without picturing the London Calling record cover. The same is true for Jimi Hendrix or the Beatles or any other band you love and the art associated with them.”
In keeping with the film’s subject matter, Young Monster, AVA and AIGA present a night in three parts:
6:00 – 7:30 PM @ Young Monster studio space: “Create Your Own Collector’s Item” workshop. Young Monster is collaborating with Print Mafia, a Kentucky-based studio featured in the film, to design a 25-print run of posters especially for this event. For $20, attendees can help produce their own special edition prints by pulling the final color of their custom poster. Space is very limited and reserved for ages 18 and up — contact AVA to reserve a spot as soon as possible at 423.265.4282/106.
8:00 – 10:00 PM @ Green|Spaces: A free screening of Died Young, Stayed Pretty along with a short lecture by director Eileen Yaghoobian, as well as a poster exhibit and sale.
63 E. Main St. Chattanooga, 423.648.0963
www.greenspaceschattanooga.com
10:30 PM – 2 AM @ JJ’s Bohemia: For a $6 cover, everyone over 21 is invited to a rock show and after-party with cheap beer, more posters and a lineup of great local bands. Workshop attendees get in for free.
231 E ML King Blvd. Chattanooga, 423.266.1400
For more information about the event or to reserve a spot at the workshop, contact Young Monster at contact@weareyougmonster.com or AVA at 423.265.4282 ext. 106 or jdmcfadden@avarts.org.
For more information about the film, visit