Richard Hell at Max's Kansas City, New York City, 1977

Made at Max’s Kansas City in New York City in 1977, this portrait of Richard Hell belongs to one of the central rooms of downtown punk. The setting situates Hell within the network of clubs where music, writing, fashion, and performance converged.

Chris Stein’s photographs from this period are grounded in the daily circulation of the scene. His image of Hell registers not only a subject, but the social and artistic environment from which a new visual language emerged.

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