Jim Jocoy: We’re Desperate | December 5, 2026 - January 30, 2027

We will present a solo exhibition titled "Jim Jocoy: We’re Desperate" featuring photographs shot by Jocoy in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the 1970s and 80s.

Jocoy, traveling between S.F. and L.A., shot portraits of every interesting punk rock personality who caught his eye—with each subject posed amidst the scene’s ruinous and chaotic environment. Some were musicians and some were artists. All were fans and enthusiasts. And they were the original creators of what is regarded as the most potent subculture of the late 20th century.

Some of the more celebrated individuals of punk legend are Darby Crash, Iggy Pop, Lydia Lunch, Sid Vicious, John Waters, Bruce Connor and members of X, The Cramps, The Avengers, Flipper, The Screamers, The Nuns, and many others.

Images:

Jim Jocoy Levi Dexter of Levi and the Rockets with Pleasant Gehman at the Deaf Club, 1978/2017 pigment print 44 x 34 in. 111.76 x 86.36 cm. Edition 1 of 3, 2 AP