Disband (band)

Disband was an all-female No Wave performance group in New York City from 1978–1982.[1][2][3] Modeled after a rock band, the members were artists rather than musicians. The band's sound was a type of a cappella No Wave. Disband performed mostly at art venues like Public Arts International/Free Speech, Franklin Furnace,[4] P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center and Hallwalls. Disband was popular with the Feminist art audience due to songs like "Every Girl", "Hey Baby", and "Fashions".

In 2008, Disband reunited to perform at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center as part of the exhibition "Wack! Art and the Feminist Revolution.".[5] This show originated at Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.[6]

The core members of Disband were Ilona Granet, Donna Henes, Ingrid Sischy, Diane Torr, and Martha Wilson.[1] Early band members included Barbara Ess, Daile Kaplan, April Gornick, and Barbara Kruger who wrote a couple of their songs.[1]

Besides their roles as artists, the members were active in the downtown scene. Ilona Granet, Barbara Ess and Daile Kaplan played in other bands like Static, the Y Pants, and The Gynecologists. Martha Wilson was the founder of Franklin Furnace, an exhibition space. Ingrid Sischy was editor of Artforum and Interview.

Discography

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Disband never put out any records, but in 2008 a DVD of their performances, Best of Disband,[7] was released. In 2009, Primary Information[8] put out Disband's first CD.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Moore, Alan; Wacks, Debra (2005-03-01). "Being There: The Tribeca Neighborhood of Franklin Furnace". TDR/The Drama Review. 49 (1): 60–79. doi:10.1162/1054204053327897. ISSN 1054-2043. S2CID 57568446.
  2. ^ Toro, Lauren Boyle, Solomon Chase, Marco Roso, Nick Scholl, David. "DISBAND". DIS Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Heller, Jules. (2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century : a Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. p. 583. ISBN 978-1-306-37471-2. OCLC 868964311.
  4. ^ Rooney, Kara L. (2015-05-06). "MARTHA WILSON Downtown". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  5. ^ Miller, M. H. (2015-11-19). "Getting the Band Back Together: Martha Wilson's Punk Group Is Still Gigging After All These Years". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  6. ^ WACK! : art and the feminist revolution. Butler, Cornelia H.,, Mark, Lisa Gabrielle,, Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles. 2007. ISBN 978-0-914357-99-5. OCLC 73743482.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-01-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Primary Information". Primaryinformation.org. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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