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| Patrick Heron, T.S. Eliot, 1949 |
The Waste Land was written by
T.S. Eliot in 1921 in the aftermath of the First World War. Journeys with
‘The Waste Land’ is an exhibition led by independent curator, Michael
Tooby, which explores the contemporary significance of Eliot’s seminal poem and
the way it has resonated with artists over the years.
The works selected for
exhibition have been researched by a group of volunteers drawn from the
Coventry area and include historical and contemporary works by artists
including Peter Blake, Jacob Epstein, Elisabeth Frink, RB Kitaj, Percy Wyndham
Lewis, Paul Nash, George Shaw, John Stezaker, Graham Sutherland and JMW Turner.
Through these works, the exhibition explores themes within Eliot’s poem of
journeys and fragmentation. The selection also makes reference to Coventry’s
history as a city fragmented by, and rebuilt upon, the ruins of war.
Read T.S. Eliot’s The Wasteland here.
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| Walter Richard Sicker, Off to the Pub (The Week-End), 1912 |
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| Paul Nash, The Shore, 1923 |
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| Wyndham Lewis, Ezra Pound, 1939 |
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| R.B. Kitaj, If Not, Not, 1975-6 |
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| Peter Blake, Marcel Duchamp's World Tour: Playing Chess with Tracey, 2003-05 |
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| John Stezaker, Mask CCV, 2016 |
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