An artsy way to support the food bank
When my oldest was a baby, the John Lennon baby clothing collection was all the rage. I was given several onsies and little t-shirts that featured giraffes and elephants that had originally been drawn by the rock icon.
John Lennon’s artwork may not be as famous as his music, but it’s been gaining recognition over the past couple of decades. On Friday, Oct. 2 through Sunday, Oct. 4, at 106 Kings Highway East in Haddonfield, you’ll have the opportunity to view his artwork at “We All Shine On” a benefit put together by Yoko Ono and The Partnership for Haddonfield. Proceeds from the event will go to the Food Bank of New Jersey.
From the Haddonfield Sun:
Held at the now closed Au Courant Boutique on the corner of Chestnut and Kings Highway, the three day exhibition will feature serigraphs, lithographs, copper etchings and aqua tints of Lennon’s drawings, signed by Yoko Ono including Song Lyrics and the “Real Love” children’s drawings sketched for his son Sean during the last few years of Lennon’s life.
Over 100 pieces of art created by Lennon, encompassing the years 1968 through 1980 will be featured. New releases, “Give Peace a Chance,” “Consult the Stars,” and “Turn Left & Make Peace,” will be on display.
Suggested donations to view the art collection is only $2. The event will be open on Friday, Oct. 2 from 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday Oct. 3 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 4 from noon to 7 p.m.
Our food banks are seeing record numbers of individuals and families who need assistance this year. Here’s a chance to help them out (you can certainly give more than a $2 donation if you want to, right?) and view an interesting display of art and pop culture at once.
September 24, 2009
The upcoming Artwork of John Lennon exhibit and sale, in Haddonfield, is a -fraud-.
Google -Artwork of John Lennon Fraud- to learn more.
Gary Arseneau
artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar
Fernandina Beach, Florida
September 24, 2009
The Artwork of John Lennon exhibit consists of non-disclosed forgeries posthumously colorized and altered in to new compositions and promoted in dozens upon dozens of occasions as work he created for his son Sean.
The only problem these forgeries were done after 1998 by Al Naclerio upon request and payment by Yoko Ono. Many of the images forged into new colorized compositions were taken from black-and-white drawings reproduce in books by John Lennon published in 1964 and 1965 before he met Yoko Ono and some 12 years before their son was born in 1976.
Yoko Ono’s persepective and avarice is why let the truth interfer with commerce.
Yoko Ono and her business associates are grifters, no different than Madoff. They tell people what they want to hear and others, with or without intent, enable them with their suspension of disbelief.
You see lithographs, serigraphs, woodcuts and etchings are original works of visual arts that must be “wholly executed by hand by the artist” and “excludes any mechanical and photomechanical processes.”
Unfortunately, the majority of the public has no idea because they have been conditioned by what they hear the most. The industry has been hijacked by to many to mention who think profit before disclosure.
Respectfully, you may delete or obscure my earlier comment, much less this one but you can’t deny the truth.
So, if you continue to not inform yourself to these contentious issues of authenticity and continue to shill for this fraud, what will you tell your friends, family and others when they realize you knew and said nothing?
Do the ends justify the means?
Gary Arseneau
artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar
Fernandina Beach, Florida