Clayton Patterson | artist info

Born October 9, 1948, in Calgary, Canada. Studies of art and design at various universities. Since moving to New York City in 1979, his work has focused almost exclusively on documenting the art, life and times of the Lower East Side in Manhattan. Fights against the injustice of state-authorities. In 1994 he organized the first NO!art show in his gallery after 20 NO!years. Took part in the NO!art-box multiple at Edition Hundertmark 1996, and in the NO!art-show at Janos Gat Gallery in New York in 1998. Works as Documentary-, Libertarian-, and Tattoo-artist in New York together with his wife Elsa Rensaa and various social groups. Owns and runs the most voluminous and important NO!art video-archive. Lives in New York's Lower East Side. See also WIKIPEDIA and FACEBOOK
2013HARDCORE HISTORY: JOHN JOSEPH | hosted, New York

NATIVE UNDERGROUND: CLAYTON PATTERSON | interview, New York
EFROIN JOHN GONZALES – INK & STEEL | book signing party, Clayton Gallery
CLAYTON SPEAKS ABOUT JEWS PEOPLE'S HISTORY BOOKS | EastVillage.Blogspot
CREATIVE PIONEERS UNDER ASSAULT ON THE NEW L.E.S. | Villager, New York
GOOD GUYS GETTING BOUNCED BY LIQUEUR LICENCE POLITICS | Villager, New York
2012JEWS: A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE LOWER EAST SIDE | Clayton Books, LLC
ANTHONY DOMINGUEZ – OUTDOOR ARTIST | Clayton Gallery, New York
CAPTURED SCREENING | Radar Film Festival, Hamburg
HERE'S TO THE WORKING CLASS | The Villager, New York
MY LIFE WITH THE MORMONS | The Villager, New York
CAPTURED SCREENING | Bronx Documentary Center, New York
LA MIRADA DISTINTA – THE OTHER VIEW | Kulturladen Westend, Munich
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF ADIDAS ORIGINALS' SOHO STORE | adidas, New York
TAJI'S MAHAL - CLAYTON PATTERSON'S LOWER EAST SIDE | Vice, New York
AI WEIWEI LEARNED THE ART OF PROTEST ON THE L.E.S. | New York
A THOUGHT ON INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVALS | New York
BIKER, COOL CARNIE, ACTOR… THE EVOLUTION OF BILLY | Villager, New York
BLOODLESS BULETT HOLE | Animal, New York
CANDY DARLING: DRAWINGS & MUSINGS | Clayton Gallery, New York
COMFEST FOOTAGE | ComFest, Columbus/OHIO
COPS WERE SPELLBOUND BY IDEA OF MAGICIAN AS KILLER | Villager, New York
COCHISE AND THE LAST REAL STREET GANG OF THE L.E.S. | Villager, New York
EVERYBODY STREET | Maysles Cinema, New York
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