Punk war neben HipHop die letzte globale popkulturelle Bewegung, die mehr sein wollte, als nur die akustische Möblierung von Teenager-Schlafzimmern.

Anarchy in the UK Sex Pistols. No. 1, 1976 (Courtesy Stolper Wilson Collection, London, Foto: Ray Stevenson/Rex Features)

Johnny Rozsa, Boy George, 1978 (© Johnny Rozsa)

Bill Woodrow, Car Door, Armchair and Incident, 1981 (Courtesy der Künstler und Waddington Galleries, London © Kunsthalle Wien, 2008, Foto: Stephan Wyckoff)

Jörg Buttgereit, Mein Papi, 1981 (Courtesy der Künstler/the artist)

Andrew Unruh, Stahlschlagzeug der Einstürzenden Neubauten, ca. 1980 (Courtesy rock’n popmuseum, Gronau © Kunsthalle Wien, 2008, Foto: Stephan Wyckoff)

endart, god ’n’ dog, 1984 (Courtesy Privatsammlung, © endart, VBK Wien, 2008 + endart, locus solus, 1984, Courtesy Privatsammlung, © endart, VBK Wien, 2008 © Kunsthalle Wien, 2008, Foto/photo: Stephan Wyckoff)

Jamie Reid, God Save the Queen, 1976 (© Jamie Reid, Courtesy Vivienne Westwood Archive)

Die Tödliche Doris, Das Leben des Sid Vicious, 1981 (Filmstill/filmstill, Courtesy Wolfgang Müller, © Die Tödliche Doris, VBK Wien, 2008)

Vivienne Westwood in “Sex”, 1975 (Foto: William English)

David Wojnarowicz, Aus/From Arthur Rimbaud in New York, 1978-79/2004 (Courtesy The Estate of David Wojnarowicz, New York; Cabinet London; PPOW, New York, © The Estate of David Wojnarowicz)

Alan Vega, Alan Suicide. Alien, 1976/2001 (Courtesy the artist; Deitch Projects, New York, © Kunsthalle Wien, 2008, Foto/photo: Stephan Wyckoff)

Salomé, Fuck 1, 1977 (Courtesy der Künstler und Galerie Deschler, Berlin, © Salomé, VBK Wien, 2008, Foto: Jochen Littkemann)

Richard Kern, Fingered, 1986 (Courtesy Richard Kern)

Linder, Untitled, 1978 (Courtesy die Künstlerin und Stuart Shave Modern Art, London)

Lynda Benglis, Artforum Advertisement, 1974 (© 2008 Lynda Benglis, VBK Wien 2008, Courtesy Cheim & Read, New York)

Gudrun Gut, ca. 1977 (Foto: Anja Frejya, Courtesy Gudrun Gut)

Mark Morrisroe, Untitled (La Môme Piaf), 1982 (© Nachlass Mark Morrisroe, Sammlung Ringier, im Fotomuseum Winterthur)

Richard Hambleton, Shadow Man, New York City, East Village, 1982 (Foto: Hank O’Neal, Courtesy Hank O’Neal und/and Woodward Gallery, New York)

Linder, SheShe, 1981 (Courtesy die Künstlerin/the artist und/and Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London, © Kunsthalle Wien, 2008, Foto/photo: Stephan Wyckoff)

Robert Mapplethorpe, Patti Smith, 1976, Patti Smith, 1978 (Courtesy Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, New York, © Kunsthalle Wien, 2008, Foto/photo: Stephan Wyckoff)

Tony Oursler, The Loner, 1980 (Courtesy der Künstler/the artist und/and Lisson Gallery, London + Richard Hambleton, Shadow Man, 1984, Courtesy ZELLERMAYER Galerie, Berlin, © Kunsthalle Wien, 2008, Foto/photo: Stephan Wyckoff)