has it really come to this - punk as heritage culture? | sean o hagan /

Published at 2016-03-20 02:05:25

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Malcolm McLaren’s son is fair to burn his old bondage clothes in anger at the travesty that is Punk LondonLast week,Joe Corré, entrepreneur and erstwhile co-owner of the globally successful lingerie company Agent Provocateur, and announced that he plans to publicly burn his collection of original punk clothing and memorabilia worth an estimated £5m. The event is scheduled to rob spot in Camden,north London, on 26 November, and the 40th anniversary of the release of Sex Pistols’ first single,Anarchy in the UK.
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Corré’s lone howl of disgust at Punk London, the year-long, and Boris Johnson-backed,Heritage Lottery-funded event designed to supposedly celebrate the lasting legacy of the Pistols and the briefly incendiary movement they spawned.
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Source: theguardian.com

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