Summer season 2012 - Pallant House Gallery · 'Lodger' album and the ‘Clash 2nd Songbook’, 1979...
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PRESS RELEASE 2012 INFORMATION | IMAGES | INTERVIEWS Pallant House Gallery Tues-Sat 10am-5pm t. 01243 774557 9 North Pallant Thurs 10am-8pm e. [email protected] Emma Robertson Chichester Sun 11am-5pm w. www.pallant.org.uk Head of Press & Marketing West Sussex closed Mondays 01243 770841 PO19 1TJ UK [email protected] Charity No. 293093 Summer exhibitions 2012: Art + Music season Peter Blake, Got a Girl Peter Blake and Pop Music 23 June – 7 October 2012 Sir Peter Blake (b.1932) has been closely linked with pop music since the 1950s. Not only has he painted images inspired by his musical heroes such as The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Bo Diddley but he has also worked closely with major British musicians and bands including Oasis, The Who and Eric Clapton to create some of the most distinctive album covers of the last 50 years. Most famously, of course, he created the iconic album cover for the Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band with the artist Jann Haworth. This major exhibition, timed to mark the artist's 80th birthday, draws on the extensive collection of British Pop Art at Pallant House Gallery and will feature major loans from public and private collections across the UK. Main galleries, Rooms 12-14 Artist Pop Stars 23 June – 7 October 2012 Music and the visual arts have been closely associated for decades. From the 1960s onwards, bands like the Beatles, The Who and Roxy Music all had at least one member who went to art school before embarking on a music career. Others have pursued painting in the later part of their careers. This display, which complements Peter Blake and Pop Music, features works by artist pop stars such as Ian Dury, Bryan Ferry, John Lennon, Peter Doherty and Bill Wyman. Main galleries, Room 17 Derek Boshier: David Bowie and The Clash 23 June – 7 October 2012 Derek Boshier (b.1937) was one of the leading British Pop Artists of the 1960s. He first came to prominence with his paintings as a student at the Royal College of Art in London where he studied alongside David Hockney, Allen Jones, R.B. Kitaj, and others. In 1962 he was featured in Ken Russell's BBC documentary 'Pop Goes The Easel' with Peter Blake, Pauline Boty and Peter Phillips. During the 1970s Boshier experimented with different media, producing photographs, films, collages, constructions, books, posters and record covers. This exhibition focuses on his graphic work for pop musicians such as his designs for David Bowie's 1979 'Lodger' album and the ‘Clash 2nd Songbook’, 1979. Main Galleries, Rooms 15 and 1 Prints of Darkness 19 June 2012 – 7 October 2012 The record cover provides a fundamental interface between music and the still image, and has become an essential aspect of musical and visual subcultures. This exhibition of contemporary prints exploring record cover art recalls the golden age of the vinyl record cover, with references to the imagery of post-psychedelia, goth-surrealistic, art-nouveau designs. Published by the Edinburgh Printmakers, the prints have been acquired for the permanent collection of Contemporary Scottish Prints through the Golder-Thompson Gift. Artists include Christopher Orr, Norman Shaw, The Lonely Piper, Edward Summerton and Mark Wallace. De’Longhi Print Room Cont.
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PRESS RELEASE 2012
INFORMATION | IMAGES | INTERVIEWS Pallant House Gallery Tues-Sat 10am-5pm t. 01243 774557 9 North Pallant Thurs 10am-8pm e. [email protected] Emma Robertson Chichester Sun 11am-5pm w. www.pallant.org.uk Head of Press & Marketing West Sussex closed Mondays 01243 770841 PO19 1TJ UK [email protected] Charity No. 293093
Summer exhibitions 2012: Art + Music season
Peter Blake, Got a Girl Peter Blake and Pop Music 23 June – 7 October 2012 Sir Peter Blake (b.1932) has been closely linked with pop music since the 1950s. Not only has he painted images inspired by his musical heroes such as The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Bo Diddley but he has also worked closely with major British musicians and bands including Oasis, The Who and Eric Clapton to create some of the most distinctive album covers of the last 50 years. Most famously, of course, he created the iconic album cover for the Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band with the artist Jann Haworth. This major exhibition, timed to mark the artist's 80th birthday, draws on the extensive collection of British Pop Art at Pallant House Gallery and will feature major loans from public and private collections across the UK. Main galleries, Rooms 12-14 Artist Pop Stars 23 June – 7 October 2012 Music and the visual arts have been closely associated for decades. From the 1960s onwards, bands like the Beatles, The Who and Roxy Music all had at least one member who went to art school before embarking on a music career. Others have pursued painting in the later part of their careers. This display, which complements Peter Blake and Pop Music, features works by artist pop stars such as Ian Dury, Bryan Ferry, John Lennon, Peter Doherty and Bill Wyman. Main galleries, Room 17
Derek Boshier: David Bowie and The Clash 23 June – 7 October 2012 Derek Boshier (b.1937) was one of the leading British Pop Artists of the 1960s. He first came to prominence with his paintings as a student at the Royal College of Art in London where he studied alongside David Hockney, Allen Jones, R.B. Kitaj, and others. In 1962 he was featured in Ken Russell's BBC documentary 'Pop Goes The Easel' with Peter Blake, Pauline Boty and Peter Phillips. During the 1970s Boshier experimented with different media, producing photographs, films, collages, constructions, books, posters and record covers. This exhibition focuses on his graphic work for pop musicians such as his designs for David Bowie's 1979 'Lodger' album and the ‘Clash 2nd Songbook’, 1979. Main Galleries, Rooms 15 and 1 Prints of Darkness 19 June 2012 – 7 October 2012 The record cover provides a fundamental interface between music and the still image, and has become an essential aspect of musical and visual subcultures. This exhibition of contemporary prints exploring record cover art recalls the golden age of the vinyl record cover, with references to the imagery of post-psychedelia, goth-surrealistic, art-nouveau designs. Published by the Edinburgh Printmakers, the prints have been acquired for the permanent collection of Contemporary Scottish Prints through the Golder-Thompson Gift. Artists include Christopher Orr, Norman Shaw, The Lonely Piper, Edward Summerton and Mark Wallace. De’Longhi Print Room Cont.
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INFORMATION | IMAGES | INTERVIEWS Pallant House Gallery 01243 774557 Tues-Sat 10am-5pm 9 North Pallant [email protected] Thurs 10am-8pm Emma Robertson Chichester www.pallant.org.uk Sun 11am -5pm Head of Press & Communications West Sussex Closed Mondays 01243 770841 PO19 1TJ Adult £9*, Child £3.50 [email protected] United Kingdom Student £5.50*, Family £21.50* *includes voluntary donation
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INFORMATION | IMAGES | INTERVIEWS Pallant House Gallery 01243 774557 Tues-Sat 10am-5pm 9 North Pallant [email protected] Thurs 10am-8pm Emma Robertson Chichester www.pallant.org.uk Sun 11am -5pm Head of Press & Communications West Sussex Closed Mondays 01243 770841 PO19 1TJ Adult £9*, Child £3.50 [email protected] United Kingdom Student £5.50*, Family £21.50* Charity No. 293093 * Includes voluntary donation
Peter Blake and Pop Music 23 June to 7 October 2012 Pallant House Gallery in Chichester, West Sussex, is delighted to present a major exhibition to celebrate the 80th birthday of the Godfather of Pop Art, Sir Peter Blake (b. 1932) featuring key paintings, collages and prints from across the artist’s career inspired by his life-long love of music, alongside his iconic artwork for album covers such as Paul Weller’s Stanley Road and The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. This exhibition draws on the extensive collection of British Pop Art at Pallant House Gallery and will feature loans from public and private collections across the UK. It will be a celebration of one of Britain’s most popular artists during the London Olympics in his 80th year. Sir Peter Blake has been closely linked with pop music since the 1950s. Not only has he painted images inspired by his musical heroes such as Elvis Presley, The Beatles and Sammy Davis Junior but he has worked closely with musicians and bands including Oasis, The Who and Eric Clapton to create some of the most recognisable album covers of the last 50 years. Blake’s passion for American music developed early, a result of discovering his father’s collection of swing records as well as evenings spent at the Dartford Rhythm Club from the age of 15. The first section of the show focuses on the theme of Rock n’ Roll and will include Blake’s memorable paintings such as ‘Girls and Their Hero’ (1959-62) capturing the mania surrounding ‘The King’ in the late 1950s, and ‘EL’ which features a lip-stick stained found photograph of the American singer. It will also feature Blake’s iconic ‘Self Portrait with badges’ which casts himself in the role of fan to the legend of Elvis. The image references Thomas Gainsborough’s famous portrait ‘The Blue Boy’ but Blake changes the fabric from silk to denim in an allusion to American youth culture. Blake’s use of American icons in his art preceded that of Andy Warhol by several years, fuelling his resentment of American critics who panned an exhibition of British Pop in New York in 1962, dubbing it a second-class imitation of the American version
An avid collector of pop memorabilia, this section of the exhibition will also include examples from Blake’s extraordinary collection of Elvis ephemera as well as pieces inspired by other musicians and groups such as the American soul singers La Vern Baker and The Beach Boys. Blake is perhaps best known for his iconic album cover for The Beatles’ album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which he designed with the artist Jann Haworth. Blake first met The Beatles in the early 1960s, before their acceleration to superstardom following the release of the No. 1 hit album ‘Please Please Me’ in March 1963. The second section of the exhibition will include Blake’s memorable group portrait of the Fab Four, painted as if it was itself an album cover. Talking to the critic Mervyn Levy at the time, Blake rather quaintly said: ‘At the moment I’m working on a large conversation piece of the Liverpool song group, The Beatles. Each of these chaps is closely associated with the city and I hope the local fans will find in this picture a visual significance that will somehow match the mood of the music.” Cont.
Peter Blake, The Beatles 1963-68
Peter Blake, Self Portrait with Badges, 1961
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INFORMATION | IMAGES | INTERVIEWS Pallant House Gallery Tues-Sat 10am-5pm t. 01243 774557 9 North Pallant Thurs 10am-8pm e. [email protected] Emma Robertson Chichester Sun 12.30-5pm w. www.pallant.org.uk Head of Press & Communications West Sussex closed Mondays 01243 770841 PO19 1TJ UK Adult £9*, Child £3.50 [email protected] Charity No. 293093 Stdnt £5.50*, Family £21.50* * includes voluntary donation
The final section of the exhibition explores Peter Blake’s depictions of musicians and performers from the 1970s to the present day such as the Spice Girls, Robbie Williams, and his former student Ian Dury who wrote a song entitled ‘Peter the Painter.’ Other album designs featured in the show include ‘Stop the Clocks’ by Oasis, Pentangle, Live Aid and Band Aid and the prototype of the Brit Award 2012. Notes to Editors Peter Blake will be available for a limited number of interviews. Please contact Emma Robertson on 01243 770841 and [email protected]. Peter Blake and Pop Music is part of a season of exhibitions celebrating art and music which includes Derek Boshier: David Bowie and The Clash (23 June to 7 October 2012) Artist Pop Stars (23 June 2012 – 7 October 2012) and Prints of Darkness (19 June 2012 – 7 October 2012). For more information go to www.pallant.org.uk
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INFORMATION | IMAGES | INTERVIEWS Pallant House Gallery 01243 774557 Tues-Sat 10am-5pm 9 North Pallant [email protected] Thurs 10am-8pm Emma Robertson Chichester www.pallant.org.uk Sun 11am -5pm Head of Press & Communications West Sussex Closed Mondays 01243 770841 PO19 1TJ [email protected] United Kingdom Charity No. 293093
Peter Blake and Pop Music 23 June to 7 October 2012
Peter Blake, The Beatles 1962 Peter Blake, EL, (1961)
Peter Blake, Self Portrait with Badges, (1961)
Peter Blake, Portrait of Sammy Davis Junior, (1960)
Peter Blake, Peter Blake, Girls with Their Hero, (1959-62)
Peter Blake, Got a girl, (1960-61)
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INFORMATION | IMAGES | INTERVIEWS Pallant House Gallery Tues-Sat 10am-5pm t. 01243 774557 9 North Pallant Thurs 10am-8pm e. [email protected] Emma Robertson Chichester Sun 12.30-5pm w. www.pallant.org.uk Head of Press & Communications West Sussex closed Mondays 01243 770841 PO19 1TJ UK [email protected] Charity No. 293093
Press use: Press use is considered to be moderate use of images to report a current event or to illustrate a review or criticism of the work, as defined by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 Chapter 48 Section 30 Subsections (1) - (3). Reproductions which comply with the above do not need to be licensed. Reproductions for all non-press uses or for press uses where the above criteria do not apply (e.g. covers and feature articles) must be licensed before publication. Further information can be obtained at www.dacs.org.uk or by contacting DACS licensing on +44 207 336 8811. Due to UK copyright law only applying to UK publications, any articles or press uses which are published outside of the UK and include reproductions of these images will need to have sought authorisation with the relevant copyright society of that country. Image credits: Peter Blake, The Beatles 1962, 1963-68, Acrylic emulsion on hardboard, Pallant House Gallery, Wilson Gift through The Art Fund © the artist/ DACS 2012 Peter Blake, EL, 1961, Lipstick, collage, oil paint on wood, Pallant House Gallery Wilson Loan (2006) © the artist/ DACS 2012 Peter Blake, Self Portrait with Badges, 1961, Oil on hardboard, 1743 x 1219 mm, Tate: Presented by the Moores Family Charitable Foundation to celebrate the John Moores Liverpool Exhibition 1979 © the artist/ DACS 2012 Peter Blake, Portrait of Sammy Davis Junior, 1960, Oil on hardboard, 36.8 x 31.7 cm. Collection of Magda Archer and Harry Hill © the artist/ DACS 2012 Peter Blake, Girls with Their Hero, 1959-62, Oil on hardboard, Pallant House Gallery, Wilson Gift through The Art Fund © the artist/ DACS 2012 Peter Blake, Got a girl, 1960-61, Enamel, photomontage and record, 94 x 154.9 cm, Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester © the artist/ DACS 2012
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INFORMATION | IMAGES | INTERVIEWS Pallant House Gallery 01243 774557 Tues-Sat 10am-5pm 9 North Pallant [email protected] Thurs 10am-8pm Emma Robertson Chichester www.pallant.org.uk Sun 11am -5pm Head of Press & Communications West Sussex Closed Mondays 01243 770841 PO19 1TJ [email protected] United Kingdom Charity No. 293093
Derek Boshier: David Bowie and The Clash 23 June to 7 October 2012
Bowie 1 1979 Bowie 3 1979
Julie’s in the Drug Squad, study for The Clash 2nd Songbook 1978
Groovy Times, study for The Clash 2nd Songbook 1978
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David Bowie 1980
David Bowie as The Elephant Man 1980
The Culture of Narcissism 1979
Chemical Rocker 2008
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INFORMATION | IMAGES | INTERVIEWS Pallant House Gallery 01243 774557 Tues-Sat 10am-5pm 9 North Pallant [email protected] Thurs 10am-8pm Emma Robertson Chichester www.pallant.org.uk Sun 11am -5pm Head of Press & Communications West Sussex Closed Mondays 01243 770841 PO19 1TJ [email protected] United Kingdom Charity No. 293093
Picture credits: Derek Boshier, Bowie 1 (1979), Ink on paper, Courtesy the artist and Flowers Gallery, London Derek Boshier, Bowie 3 (1979), Ink on paper, Courtesy the artist and Flowers Gallery, London Derek Boshier, David Bowie (1980), Ink on paper, Courtesy the artist and Flowers Gallery, London Derek Boshier, Cover, study for The Clash 2nd Songbook (1978), Ink and gouache on paper, Courtesy the artist and Flowers Gallery, London Derek Boshier, Groovy Times, study for The Clash 2nd Songbook (1978), Ink and gouache on paper, Courtesy the artist and Flowers Gallery, London Derek Boshier, Julie’s in the Drug Squad, study for The Clash 2nd Songbook (1978) Ink and gouache on paper, Courtesy the artist and Flowers Gallery, London Derek Boshier, David Bowie as the Elephant Man (1980) Oil on canvas, Courtesy the artist and Flowers Gallery, London Derek Boshier, The Culture of Narcissism (1979) Oil on canvas, Courtesy the artist and Flowers Gallery, London Derek Boshier, Chemical Rocker (2008) Acrylic on canvas, Courtesy the artist and Flowers Gallery, London
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INFORMATION | IMAGES | INTERVIEWS Pallant House Gallery 01243 774557 Tues-Sat 10am-5pm 9 North Pallant [email protected] Thurs 10am-8pm Emma Robertson Chichester www.pallant.org.uk Sun 11am -5pm Head of Press & Communications West Sussex Closed Mondays 01243 770841 PO19 1TJ Adult £9*, Child £3.50 [email protected] United Kingdom Student £5.50*, Family £21.50* *includes voluntary donation
Prints of Darkness 19 June 2012 – 7 October 2012 Pallant House Gallery in Chichester, West Sussex, presents an exhibition of contemporary prints exploring record cover artwork as part of a season of exhibitions celebrating art and music. The season includes the major summer exhibition Peter Blake and Pop Music (23 June to 7 October 2012), alongside Derek Boshier: David Bowie and The Clash (23 June to 7 October 2012) and Artist Pop Stars (23 June 2012 – 7 October 2012). Prints of Darkness will include original prints by eleven Scottish artists including Christopher Orr, Norman Shaw, The Lonely Piper, Edward Summerton, Mark Wallace and People Like Us, aka international award-winning multimedia artist Vicki Bennett. Published by the Edinburgh Printmakers, the prints have been acquired for Pallant House Gallery’s permanent collection of Contemporary Scottish Prints through The Golder-Thompson Gift. The record cover has for decades been an art form in its own right. It provides a fundamental interface between music and the still image, and has become an essential aspect of musical and visual subcultures. Celebrating the vinyl record as an abiding audio-visual artefact, the exhibition recalls the golden age of the record cover with its references to the imagery of post-psychedelia, goth-surrealistic, art-nouveau designs. The survival of the record is due in part to its strong visual presence as an object. The visual aspect of newer formats have shrunk to digital downloads. Records are now usually pressed as high quality limited editions, reflecting their limited market and also their collectability. The exhibition showcases how this reduced market for vinyl has encouraged greater creativity in cover design.
It also emphasises the role visual art plays in the creation of records. As musical styles and genres continue to diversify their visual identities become more distinctive. References to earlier record cover art or styles are common, drawing on well-established traditions of record cover design. The heyday of the record began in the late sixties when music was appearing in new and diverse forms. As the music increasingly betrayed an irreverent, anti-rationalist attitude, record covers incorporated Dadaist imagery fused with macabre deathcult weirdness. By the time psychedelia had morphed into prog-rock, record covers had begun re-appropriating symbolism: art nouveau, surrealism, and psychedelia to create a whole new aesthetic. Many of the artworks in the exhibition offer stylistic designs reminiscent of this golden age of cover sleeves; drenched with intricate, psychedelic patterning and luminous colours. Others are more surrealistic, gothic and with a complex dreamlike quality. Each design is vastly different offering alternative visual journeys and appealing to a range of artistic appetites. The exhibition was conceived and curated by Sarah-Manning Cordwell and Norman Shaw for Edinburgh Printmakers.
The Lonely Piper, The Skye Shuttle Space Song/Ballad of a Future Rebel (2010),
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INFORMATION | IMAGES | INTERVIEWS Pallant House Gallery 01243 774557 Tues-Sat 10am-5pm 9 North Pallant [email protected] Thurs 10am-8pm Emma Robertson Chichester www.pallant.org.uk Sun 11am -5pm Head of Press & Communications West Sussex Closed Mondays 01243 770841 PO19 1TJ Adult £9*, Child £3.50 [email protected] United Kingdom Student £5.50*, Family £21.50* Charity No. 293093 *includes voluntary donation
Prints of Darkness 19 June to 7 October 2012
Mark Wallace, Lordin' It (2010), The Lonely Piper, The Skye Shuttle Space Song/Ballad of a Future Rebel (2010),
Malcy Duff, Acne of the Minstrel (2010)
Edward Summerton, Blood is the best sauce Norman Shaw, Princess of Wails
Prints of Darkness (2010)
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INFORMATION | IMAGES | INTERVIEWS Pallant House Gallery 01243 774557 Tues-Sat 10am-5pm 9 North Pallant [email protected] Thurs 10am-8pm Emma Robertson Chichester www.pallant.org.uk Sun 11am -5pm Head of Press & Communications West Sussex Closed Mondays 01243 770841 PO19 1TJ Adult £9*, Child £3.50 [email protected] United Kingdom Student £5.50*, Family £21.50* Charity No. 293093 *includes voluntary donation
Image credits: Mark Wallace, Lordin' It, from The Prints of Darkness Folio (2010), Screenprint on paper, The Golder-Thompson Gift (2012) © Edinburgh Printmakers The Lonely Piper, The Skye Shuttle Space Song/Ballad of a Future Rebel (Speed 45) from The Prints of Darkness Folio (2010), Screenprint on paper, The Golder - Thompson Gift (2012) © Edinburgh Printmakers Malcy Duff, Acne of the Minstrel from The Prints of Darkness Folio (2010), Screenprint on paper, The Golder-Thompson Gift (2012) © Edinburgh Printmakers Edward Summerton, Blood is the best sauce from The Prints of Darkness Folio (2010), Etching on paper, The Golder-Thompson Gift (2012) © Edinburgh Printmakers Norman Shaw, Princess of Wails from The Prints of Darkness Folio (2010), Lithograph and screenprint on paper, The Golder-Thompson Gift (2012) © Edinburgh Printmakers
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Artist Pop Stars 23 June to 7 October 2012 Pallant House Gallery is delighted to present a display of work by Artist Pop Stars such as Ian Dury, Bryan Ferry, John Lennon, Peter Doherty and Bill Wyman as part of a season of exhibitions celebrating art and music. The season includes the major summer exhibition Peter Blake and Pop Music (23 June to 7 October 2012), Derek Boshier: David Bowie and The Clash (23 June to 7 October 2012) and Prints of Darkness (23 June 2012 – 7 October 2012). The relationship between pop music and art has a rich history that goes beyond the design of album covers. Since the 1950s and 60s British art schools have been a breeding ground for future pop stars and bands. In the post-war years students of all backgrounds were able to study at art school, which radically changed the social make-up of the institutions and the kind of work being produced. Leading Pop Artists also taught and encouraged their students’ interests. For example, Richard Hamilton taught Bryan Ferry at Newcastle University, and Peter Blake tutored Ian Dury at Walthamstow School of Art and the Royal College of Art. Students were encouraged to respond to the world around them, just as the pop music of the day developed in response to social change. While most ultimately focussed on their music career, their art school training contributed to the visual styling of many bands and musicians. Performers in many groups including The Beatles, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Queen, Pink Floyd, Roxy Music and Franz Ferdinand attended art school, including John Lennon, Stuart Sutcliffe, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Alison Goldfrapp and Jarvis Cocker, among many others. Similarly, artists who did not go to art school have produced artworks as an alternative creative outlet to their music.
This exhibition features a selection of artworks by some of the most celebrated figures in the music industry. Encompassing a variety of media that includes album cover artwork and illustrated lyrics, it explores how design has been employed alongside song-writing and live performance as a key part of their artistic careers. Works include: ‘Waterfall’ by The Stone Roses’ John Squire, a print of the 1989 painting which formed the basis of the Stone Roses’ debut LP. Painted in Squire’s Jackson Pollock-influenced style, the piece, in keeping with the lyrics of the song, depicts the Union Jack standing defiant in spite of cultural attack by the United States. Other notable pieces include Alison Goldfrapp’s ‘Country Girls’ collaboration with the acclaimed photographer Anna Fox which casts Goldfrapp as a character in a series of staged scenes. Artists include: Billy Childish, Bryan Ferry, Bill Wyman, Ian Dury, John Illsley, Pete Doherty, John Squire, Stuart Sutcliffe , Humphrey Ocean, Anna Fox, Ronnie Wood, Nick Blinko and Patrick Wolf.
Ian Dury, Dany Bubbles (c. 1965-66
Humphrey Ocean, Steve (2010)
