Punk rock is a genre of music that I never knew much about, and our visit to the MoMA definitely gave me some information. The exhibit successfully showed the roots of the movement, where it was most concentrated, and the key figures who participated in punk rock. Our class activity at the end helped bring all these aspects together and really helped me understand the origins and history of punk rock.
Although informative, the exhibit was not one I would have any desire to see again. It was small, a little bland, and just not at all what one would expect a punk exhibit to look like. For a movement whose focal point is anti-establishment, the exhibit appeared way too organized, not nearly loud enough, and empty. I do, however, understand that the movement has not developed into much of a “history” yet, and as time goes on, there will be more pieces added to the exhibit, and it will improve. I did enjoy being able to listen to the music of the genre, and some of the pieces really were very interesting and evocative of punk, but overall, I think that the exhibit in its present state does not represent the punk rock movement well enough.
