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): James Unsworth: "When you start at Calderstones School (or at least when I started at Calderstones School in 1991) someone in the year above will tell you about how when John Lennon was a pupil there he climbed onto the roof and scratched his name into one of the slates. Your job from then on was to work out how to get onto the roof of Quarry House and find the slate."
(Above):Jo Mama: "I've always loved the cover of the L.P. With The Beatles when the Fab Four were young and beautiful. Yoko Ono said in an interview sometime in the mid 80's that sometimes when she was looking at clouds or at raindrops or at flowers she would suddenly feel that John was there with her. I liked the idea of his face appearing in a Sunflower."
(Above)Fabienne Jacquet:"I wanted to use some of Lennon's lyrics , rather than his image, as inspiration. The line 'I didn't mean to hurt you, I am sorry that I made you cry' from Jealous Guy became the starting point and it gave the painting its moody feel. It became about love, loss, honesty and being fallible."
(Above) Liz Purchase: "Here's my painting of John Lennon visiting Strawberry Fields memorial garden in Central Park in 2020, from the spirit realm. He's disappointed to see that visitors are so interested in taking selfies and checking their phones. He's also fed up that the dream of the 60s and the Beatles (the rainbow pool drying up at his feet) is fading. Inspired by my visit there in March just before lock down."
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 10pm
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