Four More from the John Lennon Is Not Dead exhibition

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...

Above: John Moore (artist, musician, writer. Former member of The Jesus & Mary Chain and Black Box Recorder) says that his work is called, "Fun, fun, fun on the Reeperbahn” and adds: "my contribution to the show is a tribute to the beautiful, anarchic black leather days in Hamburg, where John Lennon once played with a toilet seat around his neck. This was my favourite period of The Beatles. By the time they were smiling on TV, they had already done the bad stuff...as every rock and roll band should!”

  Marguerite Horner (artist and winner of the British Women Artist Award 2018 and MS Amlin Prize 2017 ) states that her practice is concerned with notions of ‘transience, intimacy, loss and hope’ and says of her contribution to the show ‘Ol’ Brown Eyes’: “I was thinking about what we leave behind when we are gone, and how part of our DNA fuses with part of someone else’s DNA at conception to become a separate human being with its own unique DNA - a zygote- so although Lennon had two boys with different mothers, his brown eyes were passed on to them both and they also looked very like him at a certain age. The title ‘Ol’ Brown eyes’ refers to another singer - Frank Sinatra, who was sometimes known as ‘Ol’ Blue Eyes’.”

Kirsty Buchanan:"I wanted to capture the luxuriant, splendor of the Hilton hotel bed that they were sleeping in. I couldn’t stop thinking about how comfortable their clothes and the sheets look in the film."

(Above: Lucy in The Sky with Diamonds by

John Turnbull and Sandra Turnbull:

John Turnbull: "I was writing down what John (Lennon) said that night at the Speakeasy.”Can ya help me find me glasses” he was scrabbling around under our table and scratched me on the knee and said that,  so I got down and helped him look , then a girl from his table said "Got them " he looked up and said Thanks mate.  End of story. So normal and down to earth if a little bit tipsy, as we all were at 2am in the morning."

Sandra Turnbull: "My pal John Turnbull taught me music saves your life. Lucy, Love you , call me .. his words in our collab paint the picture. John Lennon couldn't save his own life , but he saved mine."

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.