Allen Jones, RA: Royal Academy Exhibition, 13 November 2014 - 25 January 2015

This is an exhibition that I certainly plan to see. An essential survey.

Burlington Gardens, 13 November 2014 – 25 January 2015

"Allen Jones’ reputation was established, while still a student at the Royal College of Art in London in the 1960s, as part of a generation of young talented Pop artists. Over the past forty years his work has remained true to the depiction of popular culture, with much of his imagery being drawn from advertising and performance. This exhibition will be a survey of Jones’ work spanning his entire career, including prints, paintings and the iconic figurative sculptures from the late 1960s up to the present day. The exhibition will also seek to demonstrate the enduring place of drawing in Jones’ creative process. His talents as a draughtsman are considerable and although infrequently seen, these drawings underpin every element of his artistic output".

More about Allen Jones, RA

Allen Jones on Reinventing Art

Hat Stand, 1969 

Mixed media, 191 x 108 x 40 cm 

Private collection, London 

Image courtesy the artist , © Allen Jones

Allen Jones RA 

Interesting Journey, 1962 

Oil on canvas, 61 x 51cm 

LONDON, PRIVATE COLLECTION 

c. Allen Jones 

Photo: Private Collection

Allen Jones RA 

Stand In, 1991/2 

Oil on plywood and fibreglass, 185 x 185 x 63 cm 

Banbury, Private Collection 

Image courtesy of the artist 

© Allen Jones

Allen Jones 

First Step, 1966 

Oil on canvas and laminated shelf, 91.5 x 93x 9.1 cm 

Image courtesy of the artist

Allen Jones

Fascinating Rhythm, 1982-3

Enamel on plywood 

205 x 143 x 98 cm 

BANBURY, Private Collection

Image courtesy the artist

© Allen Jones

Allen Jones RA 

Curious Woman, 1965 

Oil, plaster and epoxy resin on wood, 121.9 x 1016 x 20 cm approx 

NEW YORK, Private Collection 

c. Allen Jones 

Image courtesy of the artist


Update: Waldemar Januszcak suggests that it is a bad, silly, sexist show (Sunday Times Culture magazine, 16 November 2014).