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A atomictonytiki Tiki Socialite Spain Joined: May 14, 2002 Posts: 1322	A atomictonytiki Posted posted on Wed, Oct 17, 2007 7:09 AM I think the roots of the safety pin as art statement goes back to 1968 and the situationists, when a poster by the May '68 art student collective Atelier populaire showing a young woman covered in surgical gauze and a safety pin jamming her lips closed was appropriated for the cover of God Save the Queen: HRH with a safety pin through her lips. A lovely article about the situationist roots of punk here But I think there is good argument whether the safety pinned savage is a representaion of cultural imperialism or a sublime example of "tiki Modern".

I think the roots of the safety pin as art statement goes back to 1968 and the situationists, when a poster by the May '68 art student collective Atelier populaire showing a young woman covered in surgical gauze and a safety pin jamming her lips closed was appropriated for the cover of God Save the Queen: HRH with a safety pin through her lips.

A lovely article about the situationist roots of punk here

But I think there is good argument whether the safety pinned savage is a representaion of cultural imperialism or a sublime example of "tiki Modern".

Post #338950 by atomictonytiki on Wed, Oct 17, 2007 7:09 AM