Currently at Sydney’s Powerhouse museum, this free exhibition features posters, photos, and video from over a decade of international musicians visiting Australia’s shores.
Posters at Unpopular, including Sonic Youth’s ‘A Thousand Leaves Tour’, The Metro (Sydney), artwork by Cathie Glassby, 1997. (Image: Image: Zan Wimberley / Supplied)
Late last year I visited Stephen “Pav” Pavlovic’s Unpopular exhibition at the Powerhouse. My interest was motivated by the mention of Summersault, a summer festival Pav ran in 1995 which featured Beastie Boys, Beck, DJ Shadow, an art exhibition, and skateboarding.