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COUM TRANSMISSIONS_

We explored the life of COUM Transmissions in the first exhibition of materials drawn from the personal archives of Cosey Fanni Tutti and Genesis P-Orridge. Live events organised by The Quietus traced the conception and legacy of COUM, combining music, talks and discussions among original COUM members.

Founded in Hull during the late 1960s by artists Genesis P-Orridge and Cosey Fanni Tutti, COUM Transmissions was a collective whose work confronted, subverted and challenged societal conventions.

Labelled ‘the wreckers of civilisation’ by a Conservative MP following COUM’s Prostitution show at London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts, the group’s end in 1976 heralded the formation of the musical collective Throbbing Gristle.

Coum Transmissions exhibition curated by Cabinet, London and Cosey Fanni Tutti.

Exhibition contains explicit content. Visitor discretion is advised; not suitable for young children.

COUM Transmissions at Humber Street Gallery. Photo © Thomas Arran.