La Luz de Jesus
4633 Hollywood Blvd
323.666.7667
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Darby Crash (photo: Ruby Ray)
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Opens Friday Feb 19, 2010 (8–11pm)
Feb 19, 2010 – Feb 28, 2010
Mondays–Wednesdays (11am–7pm)
Thursdays–Saturdays (11am–9pm)
Sundays (noon–6pm)
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The punk continues at La Luz on February 20, 6-9pm, with a signing party for I Slept With Joey Ramone, featuring Mickey Leigh, Allan Arkush, P.J. Soles, and Howie Pyro.
Multimedia artist, photographer, and journalist Ruby Ray may not be a household name, but with a body of work like hers, she ought to be. In the late '70s, she managed the SF outpost of London-based Rough Trade Records while documenting the city's burgeoning punk scene, eventually helping V. Vale establish the legendary alt-culture publication, RE/Search. Ray relocated to NYC's East Village in the early '80s, where she exhibited photographs and experimented with live projections; but it's her West Coast oeuvre that's the focus at La Luz de Jesus. First Wave Punk Photography chronicles the seminal years of punk rock in California (1977-1981), and is inspired by Ray's current project, a compilation of 250 images that serve as a visual account of her dazzling career.
