Episode 40: Peter Kennard’s Archive of Dissent
Credit: Jenny Matthews
This week, we are joined by artist and activist Peter Kennard.
Since the 1970s, Kennard has produced some of the world’s most influential works of resistance and protest. From the Vietnam War and the anti-Apartheid movement to the war in Ukraine and the siege on Gaza, Peter’s five decades of work have been dedicated to fighting for justice and holding power to account.
We talk at length about his career, as well as his latest exhibition, Archive of Dissent, currently on display at the Whitechapel Gallery in London.
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About
Peter Kennard studied at Byam Shaw, the Slade, and the Royal College of Art, where he is an Emeritus Professor of Political Art. He has exhibited across the world, including solo exhibitions at Imperial War Museum, London, UK; Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool, UK; United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland; and Gallery Fifty 24MX, Mexico City, Mexico.
Kennard’s photomontages have been exhibited in galleries and museums nationally and internationally and have been acquired by major collections. They have been shown in community centres, schools and town halls across the UK. They have been used in innumerable publications and newspapers, including The Guardian, The Sunday Times, and The Scotsman. They have been endlessly reproduced in posters, book covers, placards and digital format, circulated among activist groups and held at protests.
Don’t miss his current exhibition, Archive of Dissent, currently on display at the Whitechapel Gallery in London. Find out more: https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/peter-kennard-archive-of-dissent/
Visit his website: https://www.peterkennard.com/
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