John Wesley at the Waddington Gallery, Cork Street, 2-26 Apr

Genre: Pop Art

Exhibition Description:

This exhibition presents works on paper and paintings by John Wesley – the first survey of his work to be held in the United Kingdom. Wesley's work has often been associated with the umbrella term of ‘Pop Art’ It includes thirty works spanning from 1974–2004, twenty-five acrylics on paper and five on canvas.

Description:

Yelling 1994 acrylic on canvas 101.6 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 in. Wesley was born in Los Angeles in 1928. He lives and works in New York. His work is held in over twenty five public collections worldwide including Kunstmuseum, Basel, Whitney Museum of American Art and Museum of Modern Art, New York. For the last decade Wesley’s work has focused mainly on erotic imaginings of the female nude.

Full Contact Details:

Waddington Galleries, 11 Cork Street,
London W1S 3LT,
Main line: +44 20 7851 2200,
The opening hours of the gallery are Mon-Fri 10 – 6 and Sat 10 -1.30

Please note that the gallery will be closed from Friday 21 until Monday 24 March 2008 inclusive