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That Lucky Old Sun
Leinster Gallery is proud to launch ‘That Lucky Old Sun’, an extraordinary collaboration between one of popular music’s most revered figures, Brian Wilson, and one of today’s greatest British artists, Sir Peter Blake.
Sir Peter Blake will be Dublin to launch this fine art boxed book and print set with just 1,000 copies available worldwide. Described by Brian as “a spiritual record”, it includes 12 exclusive new prints created by Peter, presented as numbered, fine art serigraphs.
The cloth bound, hand numbered book is signed by both Brian and Peter. It includes an historical essay and brand new extensive interview with Brian by noted music journalist and author Harvey Kubernik, in which Brian speaks about the music and inspirations for the album That Lucky Old Sun. Also featured in the portfolio, enclosed within a cloth-bound box handcrafted in Italy, are Brian’s hand-written sheet music and lyrics to the new track ‘Midnight’s Another Day’ reproduced in facsimile, an original laminate VIP pass from the live performance of That Lucky Old Sun and a CD pressing of the album.
Brian Wilson is the creative force behind some of the most cherished recordings in history and one of the most influential composers of the last century. That Lucky Old Sun first appeared as a live performance commissioned by the Royal Festival Hall, London, in 2007. A year later the work was developed in the studio and the result was Brian’s first new full-length album in many years.
The pioneer of “Pop Art”, Sir Peter Blake is an elected member of the Royal Academy, an associate artist of The National Gallery and, in 2003, more than forty years after his first solo exhibition, was knighted by Her Majesty The Queen for services to fine art. The last time Genesis Publications produced an edition with Peter – Deluxe Summer of Love – his work sold out in less than 24 hours.
6th – 15th November 2009
