Lyle Owerko
XOYO & The Whisper Gallery Present: “The Boombox” by Lyle Owerko Exhibition Recap
While in Tokyo in 2001, photographer Lyle Owerko found a mint, late-seventies Victor JVC Boombox at an outdoor market. Having already been a collector, his hunt began for more rare and obscure models. Beloved by rappers, b-boys, dancers, political protestors and punks, a siren...
The Boombox Project
Photographer Lyle Owerko recently compiled a series of photographs which document numerous different boomboxes which were such a popular commodity in the 80s and 90s. A staple amongst any musically driven subculture, the boombox on the shoulder would become an image...
