Le Document — Issue Ten
John Lennon Is Not Dead was an art exhibition at London's Stash Gallery that was a celebration of Lennon’s art and life. The show’s curator, Harry Pye explained the title: “Some people believe you die 3 times. The first time is when your heart stops beating, the second time is when they put you in the ground, and the third time is when everyone stops saying your name. I still turn to John Lennon when I need cheering up or feel in need of inspiration, and because I’m not the only one, I feel it’s reasonable to say: John Lennon is not dead.”
Mikey Georgeson: Another working class hero
The artists in the exhibition include some of the best artists working today;
Magda Archer, Julie Bennett, Gordon Beswick, Kirsty Buchanan, Louise Camras, Bula Chakravarty Agbo, Billy Childish, Jackie Clark, Emma Coleman, Jerry Dammers, Chalkie Davies, Ben Dickson, Sarah Doyle, Tinsel Edwards, Kevin Eldon, Hunt Emerson, Nat Foreman, Tine Frellesen, Christian Furr, Mikey Georgeson, Peter Harris, Kyle Hawkins, Georgia Hayes, Dan Hedley, Sadie Hennessey, Alice Herrick, Russell Herron, Marguerite Horner, Tony Husband, Kim James-Williams, Fabienne Jacquet, Jasper Joffe, Corin Johnson, James Johnston, Dominic Kennedy, Phil King, James Lawson, David Lock, Peter Lloyd, Cathy Lomax, Bob London, Lee Maelzer, Jo Mama, Jules Mann, Josie McCoy, Mark McGowan, Hugh Mendes, Mattia Milan, Richard Arthur Mittens, John Moore, Kate Murdoch, Klarita Pandolfi Carr, Molly Parkin, Sophie Parkin, Joseph Paxton, Harry Pye, Clare Price, Liz Purchase, Max Reeves, Micheal Restrick, Alli Sharma, Adrian R. Shaw, Bob & Roberta Smith, Rowland Smith, Duglas T. Stewart, Uzma Sultan, Liesel Thomas, Kath Thompson, Chris Tosic, John Turnbull & Sandra Turnbull, Twinkle Troughton, James Unsworth, Francis Upritchard, Natasha Vassiliou, Jessica Voorsanger, Julian Wakeling, Loretta Wall, Edward Ward, Vanessa Winch, Leonie Woods, Bonnie Wong, Rose Wylie, Agnieszka Zapala.
Stephen Micalef: Gives us all some truth
Many regular readers of Le Document will be familiar with the work of Chris Tosic, Leonie Woods and Jo Mamma, there were some award winning and famous name artists in that list and a few surprises. As well as paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture the show also featured several live performances from the likes of; Simon Love, Mikey Georgeson, Angel, Chris Tosic, Adrian Shaw, and Stephen Micalef — a splendid time was had by all.
Issue 10 of Le Document is also something of a tribute to Lennon. We hope Lennon fans will enjoy our, "profile of the month" our "Drawing of the month”, “Painting of the month" and our "Animation of the month" — all of which are linked to the John Lennon Is Not Dead exhibition.
But, (we hope) there is something for everybody.
Our Artist of the Month is Katya Kan who is a post-internet, multi-media artist who explores the themes of childhood, utopia and nostalgia.
Our Pet of the Month is Sweet, a Russian dwarf hamster who belongs to Aurora.
Q & A of the month is with Kim Noble, artist or comedian? you decide.
Plus much, much more … (so much more I decided to do Badge of the Month straight after this editorial to make room for the quirky essay by Peter Suchin on The Postal History of Great Britain and Ireland.) Badge of Peace (above) and Dig It were both made for the John Lennon show. If you missed out getting them at the exhibition, click over to my website and order a set now.
Thank you for your support,
We love you,
Harry and Chris
Like a rolling stone
A like a rolling stone
Like the FBI and the CIA
And the BBC, BB King
And Doris Day
Matt Busby
Dig it, dig it, dig it
Dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it
"That was 'Can You Dig It' by Georgie Wood.
And now we'd like to do 'Hark The Angels Come'."
Cover image Badge of Peace by Chris Tosic
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