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Johanna Went is an American performance artist who primarily works in the Los Angeles area. She started her career in the late 1970s as musician in the punk scene. Music is still an important element of her shows.
May 5, 2020 · LOS ANGELES — Halfway through a video of Johanna Went’s 1988 performance Passion Container, a masked, horned, enrobed figure holds up a red container that resembles an oversized organ. Blood...
The wild world of Johanna Went, a visionary force in the punk and performance art scene!
Aug 18, 2022 · Speak to anyone from the 1980s punk scene in Los Angeles and they’ll tell you: Johanna Went is an underground legend. While the bands like Black Flag, Fear and X were thrashing out their three chords and the truth, Went would take to the stage at clubs like The Masque, Club Lingerie and Hong Kong Cafe and perform between the live shows.
Performers: Johanna Went with music by Mark Wheaton (Steiner Parker synthesizer) and Brock Wheaton (drums) Camera: Bruce McCrimmon, Martin Kersels, Kevin Barrett
0. Menu 0:001. UCLA Live-1982 0:102. The Box - 1983 9:32 3. New Wave Theater - 1980 12:53 4. Knifeboxing - 1984 19:02 5. Primate Prisoners - 1987 42:476. On...
The radical performance artist Johanna Went is one of the true legends of the California underground, and one who deserves much wider renown. I first came across her name about two decades ago, while interviewing some punk and post-punk bands from the 1980s.
