![]() But detailed information about her work was disappointingly hard to find. ![]() She was known for transfixing and sometimes gory performances, featuring fantastical costumes made of materials filched from dumpsters and strange, ritualistic improvised music. Musicians would talk in awed tones about Went’s infamous shows at venues like San Francisco’s now-defunct Mabuhay Gardens and the late Hong Kong Café in Los Angeles. I first came across her name about two decades ago, while interviewing some punk and post-punk bands from the 1980s. The radical performance artist Johanna Went is one of the true legends of the California underground, and one who deserves much wider renown. Johanna Went: Passion Container, the Box, 805 Traction Avenue, ![]() ![]() Image courtesy the artist and the Box. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen Studio. Johanna Went: Passion Container, installation view. ![]()
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