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Peter Blake in Conversation with Rachel Cooke, Barbican Centre

On 06 Mar 15, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Peter Blake, Pop Art icon, discusses his art and achievements in an exciting artist talk at the Barbican Centre, March 2015.

By Lucy Brooks on 3/2/2015

Peter Blake in Conversation with Rachel Cooke, Barbican Centre
Peter Blake in Conversation with Rachel Cooke, Barbican Centre
Peter Blake in Conversation with Rachel Cooke, Barbican Centre Peter Blake in Conversation with Rachel Cooke, Barbican Centre Lucy Brooks
Peter Blake: The Beatles to the Tate
Many of you will know him for his iconic 1967 Beatles album cover Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band; others as the Godfather of British Pop Art, creating seminal works such as On the Balcony and The First Real Target. But Peter Blake’s long and illustrious career also includes a whole host of other dazzling achievements such as album covers for the likes of The Who, Oasis and Paul Weller, illustrated books, portraits, limited edition prints and even a collage of the Chelsea football kit.
Not surprising then, he’s received a CBE, been conferred as a Royal Academician, had two Tate retrospectives, as well as a gallery opened in his name displaying his album cover art at the School of Music at the University of Leeds.
Peter Blake: toys and other oddities 
Aside from his artistic talents, Blake has also amassed a decades-long collection of toys and other weird and wonderful objects in the British folk tradition. His collection will be displayed alongside key works in the current Barbican exhibition Magnificent Obsessions, about the collections of artists’. Funny, irreverent and sharp, Blake is a gem when interviewed. Don’t miss his conversation with Observer journalist Rachel Cooke about his career and collection.




What Peter Blake in Conversation with Rachel Cooke, Barbican Centre
Where Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS | MAP
Nearest tube Barbican (underground)
When On 06 Mar 15, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Price £5-£10
Website Click here to book via the Barbican Centre



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  • THE GREATEST ALBUM COVER EVER?

    Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band is one of the most celebrated album covers in the world. Producing the collage required the construction of a set with cut-out photographs and objects, such as flowers, centered on a drum (sold in auction in 2008) with the title of the album. Speaking to the Guardian recently about the cover, Blake said: “We weren’t paid very much (£200) for Sgt Pepper, and when it took off I felt that the visual artist [Blake and his then-wife Jann Haworth co-designed the album cover] should have been rewarded like everyone was. But that’s all in the past. It’s gone. I saw Paul McCartney last night and we hugged; he’s a friend. Now when people say it’s the greatest cover of all time, I celebrate the fact”

    THE BARBICAN

    The Barbican Art Gallery holds exhibitions on art, architecture, design, fashion and photography. From acclaimed architects to Turner Prize-winning artists, the gallery showcases innovators of the 20th and 21st centuries and key figures who have shaped development and stimulated change. In addition to paying exhibitions, also a free exhibition space, The Curve, presenting a programme of new commissions. The Barbican Art Gallery is part of the Barbican Centre owned, funded, and managed by the City of London Corporation, the third-largest artsfunder in the United Kingdom. Opened by the Queen in 1982 it is Europe’s largest multi-arts and conference venue and one of London’s best examples of Brutalist architecture.

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