UJ3RK5

UJ3RK5
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Post-punk, new wave
Years active	1979–1981
Labels	Zulu Records Quintessence Records
Members	Jeff Wall, Rodney Graham, Ian Wallace, Kitty Byrne, Colin Griffiths, Danice McLeod, Frank Ramirez and David Wisdom

U-J3RK5 (pronounced "you jerk"—the five is silent) was a Vancouver based band from the late 1970s. Their style was post-punk/new wave, but was more art rock than synth pop.

U-J3RK5 was formed by Vancouver artists Ian Wallace, Jeff Wall and Rodney Graham, as well as Kitty Byrne, Colin Griffiths, Danice McLeod, Frank Ramirez and CBC Radio host David Wisdom. Their self-titled debut album portrayed these members of Vancouver's school of so-called 'photoconceptualism' or 'post-conceptual photography'. It included a hit single titled "Eisenhower and the Hippies" , a song inspired by a work of American conceptual art proponent Dan Graham. Their album was released by the independent label Quintessence Records with a second pressing on Polygram of Canada.

After a short time, the members disbanded, returning to concentrate on their art careers. However, their music continued to be played and recorded. The Oh Canaduh! compilation albums featured two covers of UJ3RK5. "Eisenhower and the Hippies" was covered by Man or Astro-man? and "Locator" was covered by Servotron. The song "Work for Police" was also included on the 1979 compilation album Vancouver Complication. The album was re-released in 2004.

U-J3rk5 was featured in the 2010 documentary film Bloodied but Unbowed, directed by Susanne Tabata.

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