Dave Dyment
My Friend Goo
Toronto, Canada: Paul + Wendy Projects, 2025
38 pp., 25 x 17 cm. staple bound
Edition of 200
My book from last year about my second favorite meme (after Ikea Monkey): variations on Raymond Pettibon’s cover for Sonic Youth’s major label debut, Goo.
The versatility and timelessness of the image (it instantly evokes a buddy film, a road movie, rebellion, escape, etc.) makes it perfectly suited to address contemporary social problems, like Covid, Trump, Transphobia, the murder of George Floyd, and now the murder of Rebecca Good. The second image above has been making the rounds on social media and was reposted today by SY guitarist Lee Ranaldo.
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