LAZARUS RISING

Posted on 2009-05-11

In his first solo show at the Elms Lesters Painting Rooms, the world renowned painter Ron English, father of the Agit Pop Movement, pays homage to Picasso’s GUERNICA. Ron English presents some of his latest canvases from a series of paintings based on the 1937 masterpiece, which depicted the tragedy of the Spanish Civil war, transcribing it to reflect our troubled times, alongside an extraordinary body of new works. In the show, entitled Lazarus Rising, the theme of resurrection is deliberately provocative and reflects the contemporary socio-political situation, presenting uncomfortable and dark insights beneath the slick, plastic face of our society.

Opposite – MC Big Boy at Big Ben, Ron English

This exhibition runs until the 6th of June, 2009

Elms Lesters Painting Rooms
1-3-5 Flitcroft St
London
WC2H 8DH

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