Ukraine 2022: By Peter Kennard

'Ukraine 2022’ by Peter Kennard is made In collaboration with the School of Arts and Humanities, Royal College of Art where he is Professor of Political Art, and Richard Saltoun Gallery.

all proceeds going to The Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal. 

“PETER KENNARD'S WORK IS HAUNTING. ESCHEWING WORDS, IT INSISTS UPON NOT BEING FORGOTTEN. HE IS A MASTER OF THE MEDIUM OF PHOTOMONTAGE. HIS IMAGES ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO CONVEY WITH WORDS BECAUSE OF THEIR UNMISTAKABLE VISUAL TEXTURE, PURE AND DIRTY, SUGGESTING A STRANGE AMALGAM OF X-RAY, SATELLITE IMAGE AND SLAG. THE FUTURE - WHICH FOR SO LONG WAS A MINE OF GORY RHETORIC FOR THOSE HOLDING POWER - TODAY DEPENDS UPON THOSE WHO INSIST UPON LOOKING BEYOND THEIR LIFETIME. AND TO DO THIS WE HAVE TO SCRUTINISE, LIKE PETER KENNARD, OUR NIGHTMARES AND SUPPRESSED HOPES. HIS ART CANNOT BE IGNORED.”

– JOHN BERGER, THE GUARDIAN

“PETER KENNARD HAS BEEN PRODUCING HIS POLITICALLY RADICAL PHOTOMONTAGES FOR 50 YEARS. WE NEED PEOPLE WHO CARRY ON FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT. PEOPLE WHO KEEP THEIR FOCUS DESPITE THE CHANGING CULTURAL AND POLITICAL LANDSCAPE. THE MESSAGE IS CONSISTENT – THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR – THE MESSAGE IS TRUE. THE MESSAGE IS UNCOMPROMISING, BRUTAL AND HARD-HITTING – BUT ALSO VERY BEAUTIFUL, IT’S BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE IT WANTS TO KEEP US ALIVE. IT’S A JOLT OF ELECTRICITY. A SHOT IN THE ARM. A KICK UP THE BACKSIDE. YOU KNOW WHAT? IT’S A WAKE-UP CALL.”

– JARVIS COCKER

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