Rebel Cultures

In the summer of 1982, Janette Beckman was introduced to members of the East LA gang El Hoyo Maravilla.  She proceeded to document this culture much as she had with British punks and the emerging New York hip-hop scene.  HVW8 presents her photographs of these seemingly disparate tribes bound by a common rebel spirit.
Her exhibition “Rebel Cultures: Punks, Rap and Gangs“ is on display at LA's HVW8 Gallery until May 18th. (Forty)