Richard Kern

Richard Kern is an American photographer and filmmaker associated with New York’s underground culture. He emerged in the 1980s Cinema of Transgression movement, making films including You Killed Me First and Fingered with performers such as Lung Leg and Lydia Lunch.

He also directed music videos for Sonic Youth and the Butthole Surfers. His photographic books include New York Girls, Action and Shot by Kern, while his editorial work has appeared in Interview, The Face, Dazed, Vice and Purple, often exploring portraiture and sexual representation.