Silver Lake

Glen E. Friedman exhibit in Silverlake

For those of you who are aware of Glen E. Friedmans work may want to head over to the Subliminal Projects Gallery in Silverlake between now and january 9th 2009.For those that arent aware of who he is, Friedman’s photographic work has been seen in International publications for more than thirty years, on record covers for over twenty five years, and has been exhibited in art galleries and museums worldwide for over ten years. He is perhaps best known for his work promoting rebellious artists such as Fugazi, Black Flag, Ice-T, Dead Kennedys, Minor Threat, The Misfits, Bad Brains, Beastie Boys, Run-D.M.C., KRS-One, and Public Enemy, as well as classic skateboarding originators such as Tony Alva, Jay Adams, Alan Gelfand, Duane Peters, and Stacy Peralta.

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Friedman’s childhood was largely spent skating in the West Los Angeles schoolyards of the area called “Dogtown.” His friends were beginning to be featured in magazines, but he felt the images failed to capture skating’s true essence. Though still in junior high school, he thought he could do better.

In the fall of 1976, Friedman discovered an empty pool, and corralled a few friends into riding it so he could take pictures. He showed the results to a freelance SkateBoarder writer he met on the local schoolyard banks, who put the eighth-grader in touch with the editor. They published the first photos Glen submitted as a full-page subscription ad. He soon after became their youngest staff member.Several years later Friedman began to shoot the punk shows he was attending. Punks such as Black Flag and others received some of their first national and international media documentation through Friedman’s work.

Learning a strong work ethic from the self promoters in Black Flag, Friedman started working with the younger brother of an old DogTown friends’ band, got them a record deal, managed the band, and produced their first record. This band was Suicidal Tendencies, and that album became the largest selling punk album of the 1980s.By the mid eighties Friedman was working with Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons and their newly formed Def Jam Records, promoting groups such as Run-DMC and Public Enemy, continuing his dedication to popularizing rebel youth attitude.

In the nineties to the present day Friedman has concentrated on publishing his books, selling his prints to serious collectors, and promoting those lifestyles that continue to inspire radical youth culture and rebels of all ages.

Subliminal Projects Gallery is located at 1331 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026

PHOTO: Joseph “DJ Run” Simmons, Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels, and Jason “Jam-Master Jay” Mizell, collectively known as RUN-DMC. Photographed by Glen E. Friedman in 1985.

Front Page photo: Beastie Boys, taken by Glen E. Friendman.

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