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Johanna Went is an American performance artist who primarily works in the Los Angeles area. [1] [2] [3] She started her career in the late 1970s as musician in the punk scene. Music is still an important element of her shows. She has often worked with musician Mark Wheaton, whose fast, rhythmic music beats provide the background noise in ...
Brock Wheaton, Johanna Went and Mark Wheaton Johanna Went Live at the Whisky 6-30-80 Beyond Baroque 2/28/81
Aug 18, 2022 · Speak to anyone from the 1980s punk scene in Los Angeles and they’ll tell you: Johanna Went is an underground legend. While the bands like Black Flag, Fear and X were thrashing out their three chords and the truth, Went would take to the stage at clubs like The Masque, Club Lingerie and Hong Kong Cafe and perform between the live shows.
Johanna Went, Passion Container (detail) at the Box, Los Angeles, January 25–March 14, 2020. (photo by Fredrik Nilsen Studio, image courtesy the artist and the Box, LA) Went began performing in ...
0. Menu 0:001. UCLA Live-1982 0:102. The Box - 1983 9:32 3. New Wave Theater - 1980 12:53 4. Knifeboxing - 1984 19:02 5. Primate Prisoners - 1987 42:476. On...
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DVD collects performance art club shows from 1977-1987 by Johanna Went. Track 1 shot at UCLA Studio One, 1982. Track 2 shot at UCLA Studio One, 1984. Track 3 broadcast on cable TV, Los Angeles, 1980. Used with permission of Lili Haydn, and thanks to Josh Frank and Ken Yas. Track 4 Club Lingerie, LA 1984. Track 5 Abstraction Gallery, LA, 1987.
1. Johanna Went Hollywood Central Theater, Los Angeles, CA 1979 Video Duration: 15 minutes, 13 seconds Music: Paul M. Young (Serge Modular), Z'EV (percussion) 15:27 - 18:22 2. The Worm 1980 8mm silent film by Bill Derby Duration: 2 minutes, 55 seconds Featuring Johanna Went with score by Mark Wheaton. 18:23 - 24:30 3. Johanna Went New Wave ...
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