Recently Attended Gallery of Lennon's Artwork
ClaudBratt
were both wondering what Lennon would have thought of the nature of the
gallery. Old stuck-up women walking around trying to heckle you into buying
works that cost thousands and thousands of dollars. . . It felt like a
high-class used car lot.
The gallery also featured works by Miles Davis and Jerry Garcia, two other
artists which may not have loved the scene. . . Any thoughts? Think Yoko's
just after some $$$? I would have enjoyed it more if it were simply an
exhibit, rather than a super-high-dollar marketplace. But I supposed rich
people can have fun going in and actualy being able to afford something. I
just think the way the employees acted made it awkward for the visiting fan.
Richard Joly
>I enjoyed seeing his many diverse paintings and drawings, but my father and I
>were both wondering what Lennon would have thought of the nature of the
where was this show ?
Richard Joly
kerry
You know the one where John went up those ladders and of the wall was
written "YES". And was it true that he said if it had been "NO" then he
would have walked out? I read this somewhere (can't remember where) but he
said he was glad it was a possitive sign.
Also where did he & Yoko actually meet?
phil
It was 1966 & I think John Dunbar introduced them.
Jennifer DeBernardis
ClaudBratt wrote in message
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>I enjoyed seeing his many diverse paintings and drawings, but my father and
I
>were both wondering what Lennon would have thought of the nature of the
buying
>works that cost thousands and thousands of dollars. . . It felt like a
>high-class used car lot.
>The gallery also featured works by Miles Davis and Jerry Garcia, two other
>artists which may not have loved the scene. . . Any thoughts? Think
Yoko's
>just after some $$$? I would have enjoyed it more if it were simply an
>exhibit, rather than a super-high-dollar marketplace. But I supposed rich
>people can have fun going in and actualy being able to afford something. I
>just think the way the employees acted made it awkward for the visiting
fan.
This show was recently here in DC at a Georgetown gallery. I wasn't able to
make it but when I called for more info, I was told it was more of an art
sale than an art show. I also inquired as to why the work of Miles Davis
was being included with the work of John Lennon and was told that Miles made
arrangements with Yoko to manage his art estate before his death. Anyone
know more about this?
Jennifer
spence...@cableinet.co.uk
>
> Where was that art exhibition that Yoko took John to?
> You know the one where John went up those ladders and of the wall was
> written "YES". And was it true that he said if it had been "NO" then he
> would have walked out? I read this somewhere (can't remember where) but he
> said he was glad it was a possitive sign.
>
> Also where did he & Yoko actually meet?
square in London - the empty building is for sale now - but you'd need
deep pockets to buy it .......Jackie
spence...@cableinet.co.uk
> >were both wondering what Lennon would have thought of the nature of the
>
>
> Richard Joly
Try the new gallery in Liverpool for Lennon art in a great
setting...It'll be part of our John lennon day celebrating his biryhday
on 9th October - check out the site for info..
http://welcome.to/here_there_everywhere
ClaudBratt
>>
Sounds like it's moving about. I saw it in Reno.
huzzlewhat
<jenn...@erols.com> wrote:
> This show was recently here in DC at a Georgetown gallery. I wasn't able to
> make it but when I called for more info, I was told it was more of an art
> sale than an art show.
That was my take on it, as well . . . the show hit a tiny little gallery
in Devon, PA, right down the street from my office, if you'll believe it.
It was wonderful to see John's drawings; to be perfectly honest, I don't
care *what* the gallery owners told Yoko -- the untouched black and whites
were miles more effective than the colored-in prints. The show was more
of a sale than a show, with price tags in clear evidence -- and sobering
price tags, too, I might add! But there certainly wasn't any pressure to
buy -- the owner of the gallery was a big rock and roll fan, and had
brochures and info on a bunch of artists better known for their music than
their visual art . . . he had great music playing, and was more than happy
to talk about the work with any scruffy-looking person who wandered in off
the street and wanted to look but not take home.
The Lennon works were out of my price range by a couple zeros, making it
not even a temptation. It's somehow liberating, to know going in that
you're never going to own this, which completely removes the commercial
aspect from your perspective on the art. Sort of like looking at a
Picasso, if that doesn't sound too grandiose! (I did, however, liberate
one of the prints of the poster all four Beatles created for the Montery
Pop festival, which was on sale in one corner. I'm thinking that the
gallery sold a lot of these, as consolation!)
Hazel
--
The most fun you can have without doing anything immoral, illegal, or unhygenic.
Richard Joly
>arrangements with Yoko to manage his art estate before his death. Anyone
>know more about this?
True. Miles Davis works are also managed/marketed by BAG ONE arts. BAG
ONE is the outfit created to take care of the travelling JL artshows.
Richard Joly
Onoweb : http://www.cam.org/~rjoly/yoko/onoweb.html
ClaudBratt
>care *what* the gallery owners told Yoko -- the untouched black and whites
>were miles more effective than the colored-in prints.
Which ones have been colored in? They were all pretty 'untouched' looking when
I saw them, except for the wonderfully colorful works for Sean. Those were
easily my favorites; such a nice contrast to the rest, which were bleak.
lstoll
phil wrote:
> It was the Indica gallery, & this the day they met.
> It was 1966 & I think John Dunbar introduced them.
>
huzzlewhat
claud...@aol.com (ClaudBratt) wrote:
I don't remember off hand . . . I saw the exhibit about two years ago!
But I *think* the drawings for Sean are suspect -- I think those were
colorized. There's another thread on rmb at the moment, about an
exhibition of John's work in Liverpool (I think the header has something
to do with erotic drawings of Yoko, so it'll be easy to spot), that
includes a line about Yoko adding color to John's work for exhibition.