Before his untimely death in 1980 at the age of 40, John Lennon made his mark on the world through his music, wooing throngs of adoring teenage girls as a Beatle and later as a solo artist, with songs like "Imagine" and "Give Peace a Chance."
October 9 would have been Lennon's 71st birthday, and to pay tribute to the legendary artist, his widow Yoko Ono, Bag One Arts, and Legacy Fine Arts & Productions are holding a New York exhibition of his artwork entitled "Gimme Some Truth: The Artwork of John Lennon."
For the last ten years, Ono has honored her late husband's birthday by presenting an art exhibition, giving Lennon's fans an opportunity to see another side of the musician. This year's show, on view in SoHo through October 10, is named after the song Lennon wrote for the "Imagine" album 40 years ago. Drawings, sketches, and written words spanning his entire career will be on display.
The pieces include a lithograph of a handwritten draft of "Gimme Some Truth"; a playful cartoon Lennon made in 1979 of himself standing in water, clad in a t-shirt with a sun and blue shorts, aptly titled "Nothing Is Impossible"; and a simple abstract black ink drawing of Ono and Lennon's entangled bodies called "Bag One" from 1969. In the tradition of Lennon and Ono's activism and generosity, the show will also raise money for Citymeals-on-Wheels, suggesting a $2 donation at the door.
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