Black Mask & Up Against the Wall Motherfucker The Incomplete Works of Ron Hahne, Ben Morea, and the Black Mask Group

by Hahne, Ron; Morea, Ben

• ISBN13: 9781604860214
• ISBN10: 1604860219
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-20
• Publisher: PM Press

Summary

Chronicling the history of two New York City provocateur groups--Black Mask and Up Against the Wall, Motherfucker--this account complies the complete 10 issues of the newspaperBlack Mask; numerous leaflets, articles, and flyers generated by Black Mask; theUp Against the Wall Motherfucker Magazine; and Free PressandRolling Stonereports on Up Against the Wall, Motherfucker. Founded in the mid-1960s, the Black Mask group melded the ideas and inspiration of Dada with the anarchism of the Spanish Revolution, and this volume demonstrates how they heavily influenced the art, politics, and culture of the decade as they briefly shut down the Museum of Modern Art, protested Wall Street, battled at Students for a Democratic Society conferences, and defended the shooting of Andy Warhol. This history then details how in 1968 Black Mask reorganized as Up Against the Wall, Motherfucker, which combined the confrontational theater and tactics of Black Mask with a much more aggressive approach in dealing with the police and authorities. A lengthy interview with founder Ben Morea provides context and color to this fascinating documentary legacy.

Author Biography

Ron Hahne and Ben Morea are the principal founders of the Black Mask Group and producers of the 10 issues of Black Mask. They both live in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the New Edition	p. 1
Black Mask	p. 3
Issue 1	p. 4
Issue 2	p. 11
Issue 3	p. 19
Issue 4	p. 26
Issue 5	p. 32
Issue 6	p. 38
Issue 7	p. 45
Issue 8	p. 52
Issue 9	p. 59
Issue 10	p. 70
Black Mask Leaflets	p. 81
We Propose A Cultural Exchange	p. 82
Brothers	p. 83
Bulletin	p. 84
Brothers, Sisters, Comrades & Friends	p. 86
UAW/MF Free Press Report	p. 87
UAW/MF Magazine	p. 105
UAW/MF Leaflets & Articles	p. 117
All Power to the Communes	p. 118
A Little Treatise on Dying	p. 119
Into the Streets	p. 120
Appendicitis	p. 121
A Motherfucker is a Werewolf	p. 122
The Myth Killer	p. 124
Affinity Group = Street Gang with an Analysis	p. 127
Armed Love - Destruction - Creation	p. 129
Another Carnival of Left Politics	p. 130
Acid-Armed Consciousness	p. 132
Self Defense	p. 133
The Magic Killing of the Snake	p. 134
To Live One Must Love	p. 135
Revolution in Dreams	p. 136
Summer Solstice, New Mexico	p. 138
Hip Survival Bulletin	p. 140
Chapter Report on the SDS Regional Council Meeting of March 10	p. 141
Fillmore Free Theater Leaflets	p. 142
UAW/MF Rolling Stone Report	p. 143
Ben Morea Interview	p. 151
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