Four Artists from the John Lennon's Not Dead exhibition at The Stash Gallery

 

John Lennon Is Not Dead is an exhibition taking place at The Stash Gallery inside Vout-O-Reenee's. The exhibition features contributions from 80 esteemed artists who have either made a new work or unearthed something special to celebrate the 80th anniversary of John Lennon's birth. Four of the artists said a few words about what they're contributing...

Twinkle Troughton: “My paintings encompass reality and myth, and often feature houses. Houses contain stories, both stories which are true and stories we imagine in our minds. My painting of John Lennon's house, known as Mendips, holds many stories about him, including significant moments in his life and career. He lived there with his Aunt Mimi and Uncle George after his parents divorced. He wrote Please Please Me in his bedroom there. His mum, Julia, was tragically killed in a road accident outside this house. The house still has the same creaky floorboards which led to John's bedroom, which he knew how to avoid when sneaking out at night. It was Yoko Ono who asked for these floorboards to stay as they were, after donating the house to the National Trust”. 

Natasha Vassiliou: “He hated the dark. He gave Yoko flowers. When I hear him speak I feel the peace and the love. He gives me hope. Hope at a difficult and uncertain time. He inspires me to believe again. Inspires me to use colour. Inspires me to dream again.”

Nat Foreman: “We actually don’t want war to be over, we still want possessions, jealous guys don’t apologise, we don’t give peace a chance, and all we really need is love. This is why John Lennon is not dead.”

Loretta Wall: “All we are saying.......is give peace a chance. Sitting down one afternoon with my grandma at the age of 13 I popped a cassette version of "give peace a chance" on by John Lennon.....she LOVED it! both the sentiment and the song. We sang along to it together,the best we could.....several times! Happy days, thank you John. XXX”

John Lennon’s Not Dead will feature; drawings, paintings, photography, and collage. There will also be some specially made music and animation and some surprise performances. Because of social distancing there will be 4 Fab gatherings (some of which will be filmed and then shared on You Tube) rather than one big opening party. The Stash Gallery is inside Vout-O-Reenee's, The Crypt, 30 Prescot St, E1 8BB. Please note this celebration of John Winston Ono Lennon is unauthorized and 100 % unofficial.  Vout-O-Reenee's is a private members club and pre booking is essential. http://vout-o-reenees.com/events/john-lennon-is-not-dead-hes-80/ Buy your tickets: HERE

The show opens on Friday 2nd Oct and closes on Wednesday 28th Oct. Vout-O-Reene's is open Tues -Sat 5pm till Late.