Nick Zedd, director, author, actor and mastermind of underground film will be presenting his first  show of paintings, drawings and custom-made pieces this FRIDAY APRIL 3rd from 7 to 11 PM at LIVE FAST (57 Clinton bet Stanton & Rivington,NYC. 212-228-8863.) The work will be on display until May 3rd. Co-curated with Monica Casanova, who collaborates with Mr. Zedd on custom-made clothing apparel featuring designs from his movies, available for purchase.

An exile from the East Village now living in Williamsburg, Nick Zedd was in-house multi-media designer/dj/vj at the legendary Art Space in NYC.
His books include TOTEM OF THE DEPRAVED and BLEED.

Mister Zedd invented death rock in 1979 when he created THEY EAT SCUM.
Other achievements include the Theory of Xenomorphosis and the Cinema of Transgression, a term he coined in 1985 while editing the Underground Film Bulletin in NYC.

VHS compilations released by MVD include GENERATION Z,
WAR IS MENSTRUAL ENVY and THE WILD WORLD OF LYDIA LUNCH.

DVD collections include ABNORMAL: THE SINEMA OF NICK ZEDD released by Rubric in 2001 and GEEK MAGGOT BINGO released by MVD in 2002 which includes such extras as THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA, ELF PANTIES and LORD OF THE COCK RINGS.

With the Zyklon Beatles he released the single CONSUME AND DIE on Rubric Records in 2000.

Nick Zedd has acted in such films as WHAT ABOUT ME, THE MANHATTAN LOVE SUICIDES, SUBMIT TO ME NOW and BUBBLEGUM.
He also starred in the occult off-off Broadway thriller THE INTRUDER by Maurice Maeterlinck in 2001.

Nick Zedd and Penetration Films latest production is ELECTRA ELF, a superhero series co-created by and starring Saint Rev Jen.

QUOTES

"I knew I was in love with Nick when he walked into my troll museum looking like a creature from another dimension. I knew it wasn't trolls he was interested in. Luckily, free vodka at a party I'd thrown for SHOUT, served as a social lubricant, which allowed us to throw off our inhibitions and get together. Nick is a brilliant art star with perfect lips and giant blue elf eyes. He does not fit into this world in any way shape or form yet continues to make art that comes from whatever world he inhabits. He is not afraid to wear pink, which I admire." --Rev Jen

"The elf seared my cornea. Hope my health coverage can handle it!" -Jim Steranko

"This really isn't something you want to be a part of, Asia. Should I call your limo now?" --Harvey Weinstein to Asia Argento during screening of Zedd's I of K9 and Why Do You Exist, 2002.

"Hey, did you hear? Nick Zedd is gonna put me in one of his movies. As long as I'm naked." --Tatum O'Neil, 1996

"I think your movies are really interesting!" -- Steven Dourff
"That's the worst possible thing you can say to an artist, Steven." --John Waters
"Oh. Sorry. I mean, I think they're cool." --Steven Dourff, 1996