Exhibit Overview
The Oxford College Library was asked to display Ron Sherman's photographs of the Sex Pistols’ 1978 Atlanta concert. The photos had been previously displayed in an art gallery. The idea was raised to incorporate material from the Rose Library's zine collection, to document the emergence of punk culture in Atlanta.
The exhibit was constructed with the ACRL Framework theme, Authority is Constructed and Contextual, as a guiding principle. The goal of the exhibit was to present multiple perspectives of punk, comparing mainstream narratives in magazines and newspapers with fan viewpoints in zines.
Sex Pistols photograph by Ron Sherman, January 05, 1978
After the exhibit was installed, library staff used the exhibit as a teaching tool for information literacy instruction, including a zine making session. The exhibit was the subject of a presentation by Jacob Lackner at the ARLIS Southeast chapter meeting in San Juan, PR, in December 2024.
For more information, view the Anarchy in GA exhibit libguide.
Exhibition Team: Kerry Bowden, Paige Crowl, Tasha Dobbin-Bennett, Jacob Lackner, Ellen Neufeld, Jessica Robinson.