Tag Archives: Peter Kennard

Retrospective of Peter Kennard’s art

Peter Kennard seems to be grappling with doubts even as he hangs a work for a retrospective at the Whitechapel Gallery in London, one of the places where he spent his childhood. Archive of Dissent is a celebration of 50 years of work by Britain’s leading political artist, but he admits to “a sense of… Read More »

Opposition Archive review – electrifying visual shocks

At the crux of a good joke, the familiar takes an unexpected turn and the world seems to be tilted on its axis. It’s a stretch to describe Peter Kennard’s dark-as-hell photo collages as jokes, but there’s definitely a common methodology. Kennard makes the familiar strange, creates jarring contrasts, and delivers electrifying visual shocks through… Read More »