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HARDCORE HISTORY: JOHN JOSEPH OF THE CRO-MAGS | 5-7-2013 | Author, community activist, and Cro-Mags frontman John Joseph recounts his personal journey growing up punk on the streets of 70s New York City and how he came to find inner peace .... | read more
WILDSTYLE & TATTOO ART FAIR | Oct.-Nov. 2011 |A very special star guest is America’s underground reporter number one: Clayton Patterson from N.Y.C. At Wildstyle he is showing films and photos of the worldwide underground scene. CAYTON PATTERSON – America’s underground reporter number 1: Clayton Patterson’s career started when he did the 3.5 hours long video ” Tompkins Square Park Police Riot” which made him popular throughout America.... | read more
ELSA AND I GETTING MARRIED | 10-24-2011
SUNDAY SALON SERIES WITH CLAYTON PATTERSON | 9-4-2011 |Clayton Patterson has created a series of five Sunday Salons for the BMW Guggenheim Lab. This week, join Dr. David Ores, general practitioner, as he discusses his work providing general medical care and other community medical services for the poor and people without health insurance on the Lower East Side. ... | read more
NO! NO! NO! DON’T DESTROY DIETMAR’S NO!art WEB SITE | 3-24-2011 |In the late 1980’s, Boris asked me to be a member of his NO!art movement. NO!art is a form of social art, a protest art. It is anti-art-market trickery — it is about seeking the truth in society and the consequences that telling the truth, as an artist, brings with it. I did whatever I could to support him. In 1993 I gave Boris and NO!art their first New York City show in 29 years. Over the years, I included him in other art shows, got him a substantial amount of press, published articles in books, helped create a documentary, supported his inclusion in other movies, and, finally, helped get his obituary in The New York Times. I did what I could, but the real supporter, the real champion of the NO!art movement and Boris Lurie, is Dietmar Kirves. I was holding down the Western Front (North America) and Dietmar Kirves the Eastern Front (Europe).. ... | read more
WILDSTYLE & TATTOO FAIR | 10-9-2010 |After the sensational comeback of WILDSTYLE & TATTOO FAIR at the great reunion show in April 2010 in Vienna it is now a pleasure for us to announce the "15Years Anniversary Tour" to the moment of Wildstyle's 15th (!!) anniversary. At Wildstyle & Tattoo Fair of April 2010 entitled "The Reunion of the Original" star guests like the U.S.A. tattoo legend Jack Rudy, Bernie Luther, Shinji Horizakura (Horitoshi Family), Mike Bellamy, Mick Tomo, Tattoos to the Max, Clayton Patterson (America´s Underground Reporter No.1), Steve Bonge & Billy Monroe (Beatniks CarClub), John Kamikaze - The Prince of Pain, Lucky Diamond Rich - Worlds most Tattooed Person were present. ... | read more
DON'TPUT OUR PEN IN HIS POCKET | 8-25-2010 | Let me weigh in with a few thoughts on the recent brouhaha on the placement of a Muslim center in lower Manhattan, particularly geared to the recently announced PEN support for Bloomberg’s position on the issue. — To start off, let me say, I support our constitutionally protected freedom of religion. It does not matter if I understand or even disapprove of a person’s religion. I believe each person has a right and freedom to practice his or her submission to whatever God or deity or spirit (or a rock for that matter), he or she chooses. In line with that I support the proposed Park 51 Community Center project. ... | read more
MYLETTER TO GERTRUDE STEIN ON THE OCCASION OF THE BORIS LURIE'S SHOW AT WESTWOOD GALLERY | 05-17-2010 | From an outsider’s perspective, looking in, it would at first appear that Boris and I were about as different as 2 artists could ever be. We were from different generations, and our aesthetics were forged by totally dissimilar fires. The North Atlantic Ocean, and several foreign language countries separated our place of birth. He was Jewish and I was not. His family was well off and educated, whereas, my ancestors were pioneers and struggling. I liked hot and he liked cold. He saw pleasure and I saw pain. We fought about almost everything. ... | read more
DESPERATEAND HOMELESS | 03-14-2010 | Angel Ortiz, LA II is one of the most accomplished and internationally famous Puerto Rican artists the Lower East Side has ever produced. - His work has been exhibited in numerous major museums and is in both public and private collections- all over the world. His work is featured in important books. | read more
ONCETHE FABRICATED HISTORY HAS BEEN INVENTED AND SOLD TO THE PUBLIC - CAN THE TRUTH EVER BE KNOWN? | 03-11-2010 | How did Jeffrey Deitch get the prestigious job as director of a major American Museum, LA’s MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) when he cannot even tell the difference between an art collaboration and work done by a single artist? Deitch has known Keith Haring since 1980 as well as Keith’s only collaborating partner Angel Ortiz aka LA II. The Deitch gallery has been the exclusive representative of the Keith Haring estate. Jeffrey Deitch has been involved with the work of Keith Haring. | read more
VARVATOS | 09-20-2009|John Varvatos and his VP Donna came by my studio for a talk. We had a long talk. In the end I was impressed with John. He worked hard his whole life and did well-- OK- many people succeed. What I discovered about John is that he shares and he gives back. | read more
WHAT CBGB's TURNED INTO | 08-20-2008|John— Many people in our community were very much against what CBGB's turned into. They felt Varvatos was a corporate sell out of everything that PUNK and CBGB's stood for. I met you at Billy's. I learned that you had worked your way up from a stock boy, and I had decided to give you a chance. | read more
LITTLE BACKGROUNDON THE WALL | 07-25-2008 | LA2, for me, is a wild-card. LA2 is a Lower East Side resident I have photographed over the years. He has been in my window. I have a reputation as an activist- depending on the cause. A few years ago was the last time he came knocking on my door for help. | read more
ARRESTED|07-07-2008 | There is more than one kind of street photography and they should all have rights. There is a difference between press and history. Press is about immediacy- history is the long term over view. I do both, as well as, a community service and the photographs have been useful in many ways to many people. | read more
FATAL STABBINGAT KEY FOOD ON LOWER EAST SIDE | 02-29-2008 | It is a sad day in the neighborhood. Elsa and I send our condolences to Tina Negron’s family, friends, and fellow workers. We only recognized Ms. Negron who was murdered as a teller, but Elsa and I were more familiar with Rashida Andradas who survived. | read more
THE HOMELESS MAN,PATRICK DOWNEY, ON LUDLOW STREET | 12-25-2007 | The homeless man, Patrick Downey, on Ludlow street is a good Christmas day story- not only was he kicked out, but he was promised that he would get paid $150 a week for one year. He got the first weeks cash- as he was chucked out the door. | read more
ANOTHER ARTIST EVICTED FROM COMMUNITY | 06-10-2006|Our market driven economy is taking a toll on neighborhood residents and artists. Peter and his wife are long time residents of this neighborhood (over 40 years), and he has been an active artist as well as friend and mentor to many other artists here. | read more
INTERVIEW WITH BILL LANDIS AND MICHELLE CLIFFORDWHAT IT'S LIKE BEING US | 26-15-2005 | We were living at the Chelsea Hotel writing that book. We’d watch your TV show at night on cable “CLAYTON PATTERSON PRESENTS”. I sent you a postcard. I was curious about you. One episode had a crazy pre jackass boy cutting himself on a rooftop with a razor. Then he’d writhe in agony. You’d interspersed that with you chopping up a hotdog and smiling malevolently. I was impressed at how dedicated you were to documenting as Crowley said, “All that hath occurred”. | read more
ZONING ON THE LES | 06-15-2005|People, politicians and community organizations who have been active in zoning and landmarking issues on the Lower East Side have been invited to an educational forum at the Clayton Gallery, 161 Essex St., on Monday, June 20 at 6 p.m. ”This will not be a rally,” emphasized organizer Clayton Patterson. | read more
OUR CHANCE|05-19-2004 | The struggle is to stop the developer. Greg Singer from tearing down the community symbol of unity and culture, that is the destruction of the El Bohio/Charas school building on 9th street and avenue B. Singer is floating the idea of building a dorm which will be higher than the adjacent Christadora building. | read more
read moreWILDSTYLE & TATTOO ART FAIR | Oct.-Nov. 2011 |
A very special star guest is America’s underground reporter number one: Clayton Patterson from N.Y.C. At Wildstyle he is showing films and photos of the worldwide underground scene. CAYTON PATTERSON – America’s underground reporter number 1: Clayton Patterson’s career started when he did the 3.5 hours long video ” Tompkins Square Park Police Riot” which made him popular throughout America.... | read moreELSA AND I GETTING MARRIED | 10-24-2011
SUNDAY SALON SERIES WITH CLAYTON PATTERSON | 9-4-2011 |
Clayton Patterson has created a series of five Sunday Salons for the BMW Guggenheim Lab. This week, join Dr. David Ores, general practitioner, as he discusses his work providing general medical care and other community medical services for the poor and people without health insurance on the Lower East Side. ... | read moreNO! NO! NO! DON’T DESTROY DIETMAR’S NO!art WEB SITE | 3-24-2011 |
In the late 1980’s, Boris asked me to be a member of his NO!art movement. NO!art is a form of social art, a protest art. It is anti-art-market trickery — it is about seeking the truth in society and the consequences that telling the truth, as an artist, brings with it. I did whatever I could to support him. In 1993 I gave Boris and NO!art their first New York City show in 29 years. Over the years, I included him in other art shows, got him a substantial amount of press, published articles in books, helped create a documentary, supported his inclusion in other movies, and, finally, helped get his obituary in The New York Times. I did what I could, but the real supporter, the real champion of the NO!art movement and Boris Lurie, is Dietmar Kirves. I was holding down the Western Front (North America) and Dietmar Kirves the Eastern Front (Europe).. ... | read moreWILDSTYLE & TATTOO FAIR | 10-9-2010 |
After the sensational comeback of WILDSTYLE & TATTOO FAIR at the great reunion show in April 2010 in Vienna it is now a pleasure for us to announce the "15Years Anniversary Tour" to the moment of Wildstyle's 15th (!!) anniversary. At Wildstyle & Tattoo Fair of April 2010 entitled "The Reunion of the Original" star guests like the U.S.A. tattoo legend Jack Rudy, Bernie Luther, Shinji Horizakura (Horitoshi Family), Mike Bellamy, Mick Tomo, Tattoos to the Max, Clayton Patterson (America´s Underground Reporter No.1), Steve Bonge & Billy Monroe (Beatniks CarClub), John Kamikaze - The Prince of Pain, Lucky Diamond Rich - Worlds most Tattooed Person were present. ... | read moreDON'T
PUT OUR PEN IN HIS POCKET | 8-25-2010 | Let me weigh in with a few thoughts on the recent brouhaha on the placement of a Muslim center in lower Manhattan, particularly geared to the recently announced PEN support for Bloomberg’s position on the issue. — To start off, let me say, I support our constitutionally protected freedom of religion. It does not matter if I understand or even disapprove of a person’s religion. I believe each person has a right and freedom to practice his or her submission to whatever God or deity or spirit (or a rock for that matter), he or she chooses. In line with that I support the proposed Park 51 Community Center project. ... | read moreMY
LETTER TO GERTRUDE STEIN ON THE OCCASION OF THE BORIS LURIE'S SHOW AT WESTWOOD GALLERY | 05-17-2010 | From an outsider’s perspective, looking in, it would at first appear that Boris and I were about as different as 2 artists could ever be. We were from different generations, and our aesthetics were forged by totally dissimilar fires. The North Atlantic Ocean, and several foreign language countries separated our place of birth. He was Jewish and I was not. His family was well off and educated, whereas, my ancestors were pioneers and struggling. I liked hot and he liked cold. He saw pleasure and I saw pain. We fought about almost everything. ... | read moreDESPERATE
AND HOMELESS | 03-14-2010 | Angel Ortiz, LA II is one of the most accomplished and internationally famous Puerto Rican artists the Lower East Side has ever produced. - His work has been exhibited in numerous major museums and is in both public and private collections- all over the world. His work is featured in important books. | read moreONCE
THE FABRICATED HISTORY HAS BEEN INVENTED AND SOLD TO THE PUBLIC - CAN THE TRUTH EVER BE KNOWN? | 03-11-2010 | How did Jeffrey Deitch get the prestigious job as director of a major American Museum, LA’s MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) when he cannot even tell the difference between an art collaboration and work done by a single artist? Deitch has known Keith Haring since 1980 as well as Keith’s only collaborating partner Angel Ortiz aka LA II. The Deitch gallery has been the exclusive representative of the Keith Haring estate. Jeffrey Deitch has been involved with the work of Keith Haring. | read moreVARVATOS | 09-20-2009
|John Varvatos and his VP Donna came by my studio for a talk. We had a long talk. In the end I was impressed with John. He worked hard his whole life and did well-- OK- many people succeed. What I discovered about John is that he shares and he gives back. | read moreWHAT CBGB's TURNED INTO | 08-20-2008
|John— Many people in our community were very much against what CBGB's turned into. They felt Varvatos was a corporate sell out of everything that PUNK and CBGB's stood for. I met you at Billy's. I learned that you had worked your way up from a stock boy, and I had decided to give you a chance. | read moreLITTLE BACKGROUND
ON THE WALL | 07-25-2008 | LA2, for me, is a wild-card. LA2 is a Lower East Side resident I have photographed over the years. He has been in my window. I have a reputation as an activist- depending on the cause. A few years ago was the last time he came knocking on my door for help. | read moreARRESTED
|07-07-2008 | There is more than one kind of street photography and they should all have rights. There is a difference between press and history. Press is about immediacy- history is the long term over view. I do both, as well as, a community service and the photographs have been useful in many ways to many people. | read moreFATAL STABBING
AT KEY FOOD ON LOWER EAST SIDE | 02-29-2008 | It is a sad day in the neighborhood. Elsa and I send our condolences to Tina Negron’s family, friends, and fellow workers. We only recognized Ms. Negron who was murdered as a teller, but Elsa and I were more familiar with Rashida Andradas who survived. | read moreTHE HOMELESS MAN,
PATRICK DOWNEY, ON LUDLOW STREET | 12-25-2007 | The homeless man, Patrick Downey, on Ludlow street is a good Christmas day story- not only was he kicked out, but he was promised that he would get paid $150 a week for one year. He got the first weeks cash- as he was chucked out the door. | read moreANOTHER ARTIST EVICTED FROM COMMUNITY | 06-10-2006
|Our market driven economy is taking a toll on neighborhood residents and artists. Peter and his wife are long time residents of this neighborhood (over 40 years), and he has been an active artist as well as friend and mentor to many other artists here. | read moreINTERVIEW WITH BILL LANDIS AND MICHELLE CLIFFORD
WHAT IT'S LIKE BEING US | 26-15-2005 | We were living at the Chelsea Hotel writing that book. We’d watch your TV show at night on cable “CLAYTON PATTERSON PRESENTS”. I sent you a postcard. I was curious about you. One episode had a crazy pre jackass boy cutting himself on a rooftop with a razor. Then he’d writhe in agony. You’d interspersed that with you chopping up a hotdog and smiling malevolently. I was impressed at how dedicated you were to documenting as Crowley said, “All that hath occurred”. | read moreZONING ON THE LES | 06-15-2005
|People, politicians and community organizations who have been active in zoning and landmarking issues on the Lower East Side have been invited to an educational forum at the Clayton Gallery, 161 Essex St., on Monday, June 20 at 6 p.m. ”This will not be a rally,” emphasized organizer Clayton Patterson. | read moreOUR CHANCE
|05-19-2004 | The struggle is to stop the developer. Greg Singer from tearing down the community symbol of unity and culture, that is the destruction of the El Bohio/Charas school building on 9th street and avenue B. Singer is floating the idea of building a dorm which will be higher than the adjacent Christadora building. | read more