I was crazy about that ‘70’s show. Hyde was my favorite character, with his eternal sunglasses and sideburns. The show talked about everyday life of a bunch of teenagers in the seventies. About how badly Eric wanted a cassette player, about going to the drive-in movies, the fight Donna had to put up to get the birth control pill, the time when all the boys were obsessed with Star Wars and of course baking brownies with marihuana.
Of course it’s only a TV show. You want to know how life really was in the seventies? Then you should definitely pay a visit to the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC). They present the exhibition “The 70’s” (until 25th of April 2010), with photos from Karen Knorr, Laurie Anderson, Ed van der Elsken and David Goldblatt among others. Look how the society changed and how the invention of things like calculators, Polaroid cameras and microwaves had an impact on people’s life. And don’t forget all the crazy new food: cocktail wieners, baby corn, meat on a stick,… Gaze at the classic hairstyles, the hideous wall paper and old skool furniture. This exhibition really shows the emerging of a new generation.
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