J Spaceman, Glen Hansard, Sean Bones performing at Daniel Johnston book event in NYC tonight

Daniel Johnston: here is an in-depth photographic study of legendary singer-songwriter and visual artist Daniel Johnston by New York City Based documentary and portrait photographer Jung Kim. the culmination of an intimate five-year collaboration and friendship, Daniel Johnston: here captures rare and beautiful moving moments of one of the most compelling artists today. The photographs not only chronicle Johnston’s life on the road during his worldwide tours, but also his prolific life at home in Waller, Texas. An exhibition will launch in conjunction with this first0ever photography book on Johnston. The photographs are a selection from thousands of photographs captured on film from 2008 to present.

There will be a photo book and exhibition of Daniel Johnston: here tonight at Williamsburg’s 7 Dunham gallery from 7 – 10 PM. On view will be 16 photographs from the book and there will be live performances from Glen Hasnard, Sean Bones and J. Spaceman (who soon plays with Spiritualized for Mexican Summer 5th Anniversary).

The event is free but you do need to RSVP by sending an email to [email protected].

The book was funded via Kickstarter and you can watch the video from that below.

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