A 7-inch Retrospective: art,
cowboys, and punk rock Punk rock pioneer Jon Langford
premieres new work at Calgary's original artist-run centre
Calgary - June 15,
2012 - Veteran punk rocker Jon Langford, known for his
ongoing role in The
Mekons (of 1977 vintage, born at an art school in Leeds,
UK), remains a dedicated visual artist and The New Gallery (TNG)
is pleased to present his new mixed-media works throughout June
and July.The exhibition constitutes a retrospective survey of the
fascinating and potent characters that have appeared in
Langford’s work over the past 25 years. Skeletal guitar players, blindfolded
cowboys, and the omnipresent eye of Hank Williams are all here;
the sullied and scratched up depictions of western heroes that
reignited Langford’s studio practice in 1988, and will also
speak poignantly to Calgarians during the centenary of the
Stampede. Langford’s work also includes symbolic reminders of his own
history, growing up in the deeply permeated seafaring culture of
the coast of south east Wales – the stuff of sailor’s nightmares
in the form of giant whales and other monsters of the deep,
which juxtaposes Langford’s own upbringing with the symbols of
cultural history familiar to many Calgarians.
Jon Langford was
born in
Newport, Monmouthshire, and has been based in
Chicago since 1992. He is best known as a founding
member of legendary British rock band the Mekons, who
he continues to perform and record with after
thirty-five years together. He is also a member of Skull Orchard,
Waco Brothers,
and The
Three Johns.jonlangford.de
The New Gallery is pleased to present the
exhibitionA 7" Retrospectiveby Jon Langford from Friday June 22 to Saturday July
28, 2012 at #212, Art Central, 100 - 7th Avenue SW.
A public reception will be held at TNG on First
Thursday July 5, 2012starting at 4
PM. A private reception for TNG members and invited
guests occurs on Friday July
27, 2012 starting at 3 PM. Jon Langford
will be performing with his band Skull Orchard at the
Calgary Folk Music Festival on Saturday July 28, 2012.
The New Gallery
(TNG) is an artist-run centre exhibiting innovative
emerging and lesser-known artists whose work contributes to
social and political discourse; artistic education and
community outreach are as important as presentation. TNG
encourages a broad range of practices and critical
discussion around contemporary visual, media and
performative arts. Currently in its 37th year as a
charitable non-profit society, TNG is an active, open and
responsive public forum for the arts. TNG is grateful for
the ongoing support of its members, volunteers, Calgary Arts
Development, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and The
Canada Council for the Arts. www.thenewgallery.org
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If you’d like any
additional information, exhibition images or to schedule an
interview with the artist, please contact:
Tim Westbury, TNG
Programming Director, at 403.233.2399 or email tim@thenewgallery.org
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