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Authors: Viv Albertine
Tags: #Biography & Autobiography, #Entertainment & Performing Arts
36. A skinhead attacking Ari, by Ray Stevenson
37. Slits flyer, courtesy of the author
38. Excerpt from a letter by Sid Vicious, courtesy of the author
39. Reggae, soul, punk-rock flyer, courtesy of the author
40. Viv with Ari and Tessa © Ann Summa
41. Flyer for a sound system, courtesy of the author
42. Dennis Bovell with the Slits, by Pennie Smith
43. Cover of the Slits’ record,
Cut
. Photo by Pennie Smith, artwork Neville Brody
44. Steve Beresford, by Lisa Haun
45. Flyer, courtesy of the author
46. Ad for Slits tour 1979, courtesy of the author
47. Viv at Alexandra Palace © David Corio (www.davidcorio.com)
48. Viv and Ari, by Christine Robertson
49. Sun Ra fan club application, courtesy of the author
50. Viv and Ivi in Regent’s Park, courtesy of the author
51. The Slits, by Pennie Smith
52. The Slits at Malibu beach, by Christine Robertson
Side Two
1. Viv teaching aerobics © David Corio (www.davidcorio.com)
2. Viv in the eighties © David Corio (www.davidcorio.com)
3. Viv throwing bouquet, by Oliver Curtis
4. Viv and Baby, courtesy of the author
5. Viv’s first ceramic, by Clive Bremner
6. Vincent Gallo, 2008, by Shawn Ehlers © Getty Images
7. Viv with new Fender Telecoustic, courtesy of the author
8. Trace, courtesy of the author
9. Viv at her Hastings studio, by Carolina Ambida
10. Viv with Rotten Hill Gang, by Simon Tyszko
11. Viv touring France, courtesy of the author
12. Viv at the kitchen table, by Arla Albertine
13.
The Vermilion Border
, 2012, photo by Carolina Ambida, artwork by Slim Smith
14. Still from the film
Exhibition
, by Sophie Mollins, 2013
Every effort has been made to trace or contact all copyright holders. The publishers would be pleased to rectify any omissions or errors brought to their notice at the earliest opportunity.
About the Author
Viv Albertine grew up in London. In 1976, while studying at Chelsea School of Art, she formed the Flowers of Romance with Sid Vicious, and joined the Slits in 1977. After a career as a filmmaker, she is now back making art and music. She lives in London with her daughter.
Copyright
First published in 2014
by Faber and Faber Ltd
Bloomsbury House
74–77 Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DA
This ebook edition first published in 2014
All rights reserved
© Viv Albertine, 2014
The right of Viv Albertine to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with Section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
This ebook is copyright material and must not be copied, reproduced, transferred, distributed, leased, licensed or publicly performed or used in any way except as specifically permitted in writing by the publishers, as allowed under the terms and conditions under which it was purchased or as strictly permitted by applicable copyright law. Any unauthorised distribution or use of this text may be a direct infringement of the author’s and publisher’s rights, and those responsible may be liable in law accordingly
ISBN 978–0–571–29777–1
Table of Contents
7. The Wonderful World of Work
20. A Matter of Death and Life