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 Eugene Merinov Photography's Profile |
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| Age: | 56 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | NEW YORK, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Height: | 0' 0" |
| Zodiac: |  Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19) |
| Last Login: | May 5, 2008 (572 days back) |
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About Me |
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When it comes to photographs of New York’s original, hallowed punk and post-punk era, the world has justly recognized important works by Roberta Bayley, Bob Gruen, Stephanie Chernikowski, George DuBose, Godlis, Ebet Roberts, and others. Perhaps flying just under that radar, but every bit as striking and iconic, are the images captured by Eugene Merinov. From 1977-1981 Merinov similarly and tirelessly trod the boards in front of the stages at CBGB, Max's Kansas City, Hurrah's, Trax, the first two Danceterias, Irving Plaza, TR3, Maxwells, Ukrainian National Hall, Paradise Garage, The Palladium, and the original Peppermint Lounge — sanctified names, all, in the history of the local New York City scene. Merinov was there three nights a week or more to capture all the action. Along the way, he became perhaps the ultimate and sharpest visual recorder of the emerging & amazing post-punk scene, with his searing shots of such greats as Bauhaus, Wire, Gang of Four, X, XTC, New Order, Monochrome Set, James Chance’s Contortions, Richard Hell’s Voidoids, Suicide, Pere Ubu, Lydia Lunch, Only Ones, Bush Tetras, and more, all caught in their primal infancy/urgency. His shots of the band synonymous with CBGB, the Ramones, in their ancestral home circa Rocket to Russia are perhaps the best of all of them. Now, for the first time, his original works, all in the stark and arresting black & white that suited this shadowy scene best, will be featured in a gallery that suits his work the best; on the walls above the CDs and vinyl of the Etherea store in the neighborhood that spawned so much of this music, the East Village. Previously best known for the cover shot to Bauhaus’s 1982 live album for Beggar’s Banquet, Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape, more recently his work appeared on Wire’s Live at CBGB—a natural fit given Merinov’s series of photos from that pioneering band’s historic first and only visit to punk’s Mecca in 1978 (their New York debut). Along the way, Merinov didn’t merely collect the images of groups whose stature has increased ten-fold since those intimate small-club days. Though less-remembered or seen, Merinov valuably set his lens on a plethora of fascinating regular acts also playing those clubs, valuable members of the thriving local scene. It has been 25 years, perhaps, since most of us have seen the sights of such cutting edge types as the Erasers, Johnny Thunders-associated punks the Blessed, rockabilly rebels the Senders, Max’s weekends’ sensation Von Lmo, power-pop faves the Speedies, and the avant-pop of Polyrock, Revelons, Student Teachers, Zantees, and Model Citizens, England’s dance minimalists Delta Five, San Francisco’s incredible new wavers the Mutants and the Offs, and tough Boston acts like La Peste and Human Sexual Response — and more. Having not laid eyes on any of these familiar faces in 25 years, the effect is as jarring as the images that jump at you. Merinov is no longer active in the field, but as he puts it best of the time, “I felt I was part of a new scene and didn't want to miss out on it.” Typical is his remembrance of his favorite concerts of this period, by Wire. “Visually and musically. I came out of those shows drenched in sweat and shaking all over.” That quality always comes across in this exhibition. And, stumbling on the scene after seeing Patti Smith in 1976, Merinov saw everyone, experienced everything, and made sure it wasn’t lost for posterity. Influenced by Egon Schiele, Ingmar Bergman, the French New Wave, Italian Futurism, Russian Constructivism, the photography of August Sander, Rodchenko, Koudelka, Peter Hujar and Anton Corbijn, the design work of Peter Saville for Factory Records, (as well as many Friday afternoons picking up new 45's, LP's, and issues of the NME, Sounds, and Melody Maker at Bleecker Bob's) his keen eye and sense of darks amid the lights is beyond powerful. From the absolute last years before MTV arrived and ruined any sense of an alive & kicking club scene as being the place to see and hear new, breaking sounds, these bands, and these photographs, feel as timeless as the uncompromising art made by so many artists depicted in them — who fought the good fight for the ultimate expression of the form over mere commerciality and video-camera ready looks. It’s the last era where the real kooks, geniuses, and wily, oddball artistes ruled the forefront of underground cool and left a legacy that will never diminish. And the Bavarian-born, Russian descended, School of Visual Arts-trained Merinov captured every last bit dusty breath of it. - JACK RABID, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER, THE BIG TAKEOVER , 7/19/07 |
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My Interests |
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Music:Bauhaus, Wire, Gang of Four, X, XTC, New Order, Monochrome Set, James Chance & the Contortions, Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Suicide, Pere Ubu, Lydia Lunch, Only Ones, Bush Tetras,the Erasers, the Blessed, the Senders, Von Lmo, the Speedies, Polyrock, Revelons, Student Teachers, Zantees, Model Citizens, Delta Five, the Mutants, the Offs, La Peste and Human Sexual Response. |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Single |
| Hometown: | New York, NY |
| Occupation: | Snapper |
My Pictures |
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| Safe & secure email subscriptions are now available for EugeneMerinov.com. Just visit EugeneMerinov.com, enter your address in the box over on the right & you’ll start receiving posts from this ... Posted by Eugene Merinov Photography on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:05:00 PST |
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New images up at EugeneMerinov.com! |
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| Visit Eugene Merinov’s site for some freshly posted images of X, Wire, and the Speedies!... Posted by Eugene Merinov Photography on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:53:00 PST |
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Teenage Jesus to reunite |
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| Here’s some news some of you might be interested in: http://theworldsamess.blogspot.com/2008/03/teenage-jesus-to-
reunite-for-one-night.htmlSee Eugene’s shots of Lydia Lunch in action at Ma... Posted by Eugene Merinov Photography on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:19:00 PST |
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New images at EugeneMerinov.com! |
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| I just posted a whole bunch of new images up at Eugene Merinov Photography including Bauhaus, X, Wire, Colin Newman, and the Speedies!Please have a look!... Posted by Eugene Merinov Photography on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:15:00 PST |
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Check out this event: Ruts/Rollins US Film Premier - please REPOST |
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| Hosted By: Tim B.When: Friday Jan 25, 2008 at 6:30 PMWhere: Manitoba's99 Ave BNew York, NY 10009United StatesDescription:Tim B. Click Here To View EventWHENFriday January 25, 2008Time: 6:30 - 9.00PMSc... Posted by Eugene Merinov Photography on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:03:00 PST |
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10 Days |
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| Only 10 days left to see the exhibit at Etherea Records in NYC if you haven't seen it yet. Original prints and reproductions are available for order if desired - all hand printed by Eugene himself.Wha... Posted by Eugene Merinov Photography on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 07:07:00 PST |
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Eugene on the web |
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| Thanks to Alex of Flaming Pablum for his nice mention of us. Check it out here. Posted by Eugene Merinov Photography on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:30:00 PST |
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The Show goes on... |
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| Hey everyone - just a reminder that although we've had our opening party already, the Eugene photo exhibit goes on through Dec. 12 at Etherea. If you haven't seen them please get yourself down to the ... Posted by Eugene Merinov Photography on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:00:00 PST |
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Eugene On Cerysmatic |
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| Our friend, John, over at Cerysmatic (the contemporary online record of all things Factory Records), was nice enough to post about Eugene's New Order photos. Thanks John!... Posted by Eugene Merinov Photography on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:34:00 PST |
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Eugene on Bauhaus Musik |
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| Eugene's most well known image is that of Bauhaus' Peter Murphy holding the cymbal in front of his face at a NYC gig in 1981. We are pleased that Bauhaus themselves have been made aware of the current... Posted by Eugene Merinov Photography on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 06:35:00 PST |
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swim ~, Tim NYC, Pere Ubu, Polyrock, medium medium, Suicide, Bauhaus, JAMES CHANCE IN EUROPE, X, MODEL CITIZENS, MARTIN REV, David J, Cerysmatic, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Marky Ramone - Official, Wire, Max X, Phoebe Legere, The Blessed, ZXSA, San-denise-ta!, The Soft Edge Roll, Robert Swipe, Unextraordinary Gentlemen, Erik, fotoreportage23, Kristian Hoffman, ERiN, New York Underground Museum, Rhys Chatham, The Student Teachers, Holly Ramos, Anastasia Beaverhausen, terry tolkin, ford to city: drop dead records, Pere Ubu, Christine Kjærulff, Chris Dawes, Tom Verlaine, daisy, Alex in NYC, apb, The Speedies, Randy, Pete Jones, Drone Reef, METROPAK, Julie Jigsaw, fifi, The O Voids
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