Alan Vega

The visual artist, musician, and poet Alan Vega was born in Brooklyn in 1938. He co-founded the massively influential avant-garde band Suicide with Martin Rev in 1970, with whom he performed off and on throughout his life. Suicide’s debut album was included among Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and it was a formative work in the invention of synth-punk, post-punk, art rock, industrial music, and more. He passed away on July 16, 2016, and is recognized for his influential contributions to music and art. For more information, please visit https://alanvega.bandcamp.com/album/alan-vega