Alan Vega (Brooklyn. 1938 - 2016) is known first as one-half of the groundbreaking electro-punk duo Suicide, which initiated the merger of adversarial rock and anti-establishment performance that became punk, even as it left the movement behind. Alan Vega graduated from Brooklyn College (1960) where he majored in art and studied under the Swiss Surrealist Kurt Seligmann and Ad Reinhardt. His work was shown with OK Harris in the 70s, and Barbara Gladstone in the 80s, while simultaneously forging an influential career in music. His more recent solo exhibitions include : Deitch Projects, New York (2002; 2017); Musée d'art contemporain, Lyon, France (2007); Laurent Godin, Paris (2012; 2017); INVISIBLE-EXPORTS, New York (2014; 2017). He has had solo presentations at FIAC (France) and the Armory Show (New York).
