An Institution Does Not Have To Be The Lengthened Shadow of One Person, The Gee Vaucher Foundation.
Gee Vaucher has spent a lifetime making art that refuses to behave. Our Dick Slaughter guides us through some of Gee’s work, shares unreleased photos, and talks with Gee about the Gee Vaucher Foundation, a newly founded registered charity whose mission is to preserve Gee’s artistic legacy while supporting future artists.
On Punk, Hip-Hop, and Independent Art in a Late-Stage Capitalist Society
How independent artists and underground scenes are fighting back against isolation, algorithms, and the suffocating grip of late-stage capitalism. Centered around Damag3’s emotionally explosive Philadelphia show, where punk can still exist as an ethos rather than just a sound. Rooted in DIY culture, trans visibility, physical media, human connection, and collective resistance. In a world designed to keep people disconnected and endlessly consuming, spaces like this become more than concerts; they become proof that community, art, and rebellion still matter.