Countercultural Visual Overload: Under-Appreciated Artists of the 1960s and '70s
By
bookofjoe
An everything bagel for the brain. Substantive, layered, well-seasoned.
Summary
A visual and cultural exploration of under-appreciated artists and communities from the 1960s and '70s counterculture movement. The article presents a photographic journey through communes, head shops, houseboat communities, and countercultural hubs across the United States, featuring locations like Vermont communes, Big Sur, Sausalito, and Austin. It highlights the aesthetic and social experiments of the era, including macramé, psychedelic art, underground newspapers, and alternative living spaces, offering a nostalgic look at a transformative period in American cultural history.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledMacramé Park, 1974
Inside a Head Shop, Boston, 1968
Charles Bronson Visits the Food Chakra, 1973
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