Liz Lamere on Unearthing Alan Vega's Lost Archive
Liz Lamere, the partner of the late Alan Vega (1946-2016), is set to unveil previously unreleased materials from the Vega Vault archive in collaboration with Jared Artaud, the founder of The Vacant Lots. Vega, who co-founded the influential band Suicide, played a pivotal role in the realms of punk and electronic music. Rolling Stone recognized his debut album with Suicide as one of the 500 greatest albums. His solo career commenced in 1980 with Saturn, Strip, and he had major exhibitions of his work in 2002 and 2009. Vega's last album, IT, was released posthumously in 2017. In April 2021, Sacred Bones Records launched Mutator, featuring tracks recorded with Lamere. Lamere's first solo album, Keep It Alive, is expected in autumn 2021.
Key facts
- Liz Lamere is releasing unpublished materials by Alan Vega from the Vega Vault archive with Jared Artaud.
- Alan Vega co-founded the band Suicide with Martin Rev.
- Suicide's debut album was ranked by Rolling Stone among the 500 greatest albums of all time.
- Vega coined the term 'punk music' after seeing The Stooges in 1969.
- Jeffrey Deitch presented a solo exhibition of Vega's sculptures in 2002.
- The Musée d'Art Contemporain de Lyon held a retrospective of Vega's work in 2009.
- The album Mutator was released in April 2021 on Sacred Bones Records.
- Lamere's debut solo album Keep It Alive is due in autumn 2021.
Entities
Artists
- Liz Lamere
- Alan Vega
- Alan Bermowitz
- Jared Artaud
- Martin Rev
- Iggy Pop
- Ric Ocasek
- Jeffrey Deitch
- John Lee Hooker
- Grünewald
- Samantha Stella
- Dante
Institutions
- The Vacant Lots
- Suicide
- The Stooges
- Rolling Stone
- Sacred Bones Records
- Musée d'Art Contemporain de Lyon
- Musée d'Unterlinden
- Artribune
Locations
- New York
- Lyon
- France
- Colmar
- Genoa
- Milan