john lennon
Portillo’s State Secrets British National Archives
In January 1970 the first ever exhibit of Bag One by John Lennon took place at the London Arts Gallery 22 New Bond Street. The opening was raided by the Scotland Yard Vice squad and the prints were confiscated. The gallery owner was charged with Obscenity and a trial was held the next month.
Come Together: John Lennon’s illegal art
Confiscated in a Scotland Yard raid, John Lennon’s erotic drawings spent only a single day on display in London. Fifty years on, the explicit lithographs made by the Beatle at his creative and controversial peak are highly desirable collectors’ pieces Rob Crossan | 2 March 2020 Most of the famous couples of history – …
Yoko Ono & John Lennon Artists Activists
Yoko Ono and John Lennon met in an art gallery. Being artists together was a central feature of their relationship. They were both influenced by Conceptual Art, Fluxus Art and Performance Art movement of the 1960’s. Peace Activism became their cause. Yoko Ono, Cut Piece Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, (1965) Yoko sat alone …
Bag One Podcast
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