[Music] [Applause]
I’m going to take you on a very fast
I’m going to take you on a very fast sprint through 50 years and through
sprint through 50 years and through
sprint through 50 years and through three projects that evolved really out
three projects that evolved really out
three projects that evolved really out of each other their cousins it’s really
of each other their cousins it’s really
of each other their cousins it’s really to give you a picture of what the
to give you a picture of what the
to give you a picture of what the artistic process is like or really any
artistic process is like or really any
artistic process is like or really any creative process I think it’s a little
creative process I think it’s a little
creative process I think it’s a little different than we sometimes imagined it
different than we sometimes imagined it
different than we sometimes imagined it to be
to be
to be I’m going to put to you that really a
I’m going to put to you that really a
I’m going to put to you that really a lot of creative work comes out of
lot of creative work comes out of
lot of creative work comes out of mistakes and omissions and from
mistakes and omissions and from
mistakes and omissions and from iconoclasts we sometimes think that
iconoclasts we sometimes think that
iconoclasts we sometimes think that artists are inspired that they they seek
artists are inspired that they they seek
artists are inspired that they they seek inspiration somewhere or that they’re
inspiration somewhere or that they’re
inspiration somewhere or that they’re looking for something beautiful I think
looking for something beautiful I think
looking for something beautiful I think it’s different I think the process is
it’s different I think the process is
it’s different I think the process is different so today actually is a
different so today actually is a
different so today actually is a birthday in one way fifty years ago
birthday in one way fifty years ago
birthday in one way fifty years ago today I was entering this building with
today I was entering this building with
today I was entering this building with my then husband Peter Blake arriving in
my then husband Peter Blake arriving in
my then husband Peter Blake arriving in my triumph Vitesse convertible to work
my triumph Vitesse convertible to work
my triumph Vitesse convertible to work on a project that was this one you’ll
on a project that was this one you’ll
on a project that was this one you’ll probably recognize it even though it’s
probably recognize it even though it’s
probably recognize it even though it’s not complete here and in this picture I
not complete here and in this picture I
not complete here and in this picture I chose it very carefully there’s a
chose it very carefully there’s a
chose it very carefully there’s a mistake and there’s an omission and
mistake and there’s an omission and
mistake and there’s an omission and there’s an iconoclast the mistake is the
there’s an iconoclast the mistake is the
there’s an iconoclast the mistake is the little white blobby bit at the bottom
little white blobby bit at the bottom
little white blobby bit at the bottom it’s a guitar not that it’s a mistake to
it’s a guitar not that it’s a mistake to
it’s a guitar not that it’s a mistake to be a guitar but later on it was looked
be a guitar but later on it was looked
be a guitar but later on it was looked at and someone thought that what it said
at and someone thought that what it said
at and someone thought that what it said was paul2302 theory about pole and that
was paul2302 theory about pole and that
was paul2302 theory about pole and that was back a while it wasn’t it wasn’t
was back a while it wasn’t it wasn’t
was back a while it wasn’t it wasn’t just recently you can see that some of
just recently you can see that some of
just recently you can see that some of the letters are missing
the letters are missing
the letters are missing the word Diesel’s theirs they were put
the word Diesel’s theirs they were put
the word Diesel’s theirs they were put that way so that we could actually get
that way so that we could actually get
that way so that we could actually get it centered properly and the iconoclast
it centered properly and the iconoclast
it centered properly and the iconoclast is me standing on that chair this is the
is me standing on that chair this is the
is me standing on that chair this is the work that you would be familiar with
work that you would be familiar with
work that you would be familiar with I’ll draw your attention to a little
I’ll draw your attention to a little
I’ll draw your attention to a little figure on the right hand side there
figure on the right hand side there
figure on the right hand side there that’s the figure of an old lady and I’m
that’s the figure of an old lady and I’m
that’s the figure of an old lady and I’m going to come back to her in a minute
going to come back to her in a minute
going to come back to her in a minute you would look at this and probably say
you would look at this and probably say
you would look at this and probably say it’s all there but it isn’t there’s a
it’s all there but it isn’t there’s a
it’s all there but it isn’t there’s a mistake on the cover now I’ve not talked
mistake on the cover now I’ve not talked
mistake on the cover now I’ve not talked about this mistake very often and I
about this mistake very often and I
about this mistake very often and I don’t think very many people have
don’t think very many people have
don’t think very many people have pointed it out but I’ll close in on a
pointed it out but I’ll close in on a
pointed it out but I’ll close in on a little bit and see if you can see it
little bit and see if you can see it
little bit and see if you can see it English people among you might grammar
English people among you might grammar
English people among you might grammar people might see it got it it’s an
people might see it got it it’s an
people might see it got it it’s an apostrophe Sergeant Pepper should have
apostrophe Sergeant Pepper should have
apostrophe Sergeant Pepper should have an apostrophe either between the AR or
an apostrophe either between the AR or
an apostrophe either between the AR or after the S if his name is peppers it
after the S if his name is peppers it
after the S if his name is peppers it would be an apostrophe afterwards it’s
would be an apostrophe afterwards it’s
would be an apostrophe afterwards it’s actually pepper and it should be between
actually pepper and it should be between
actually pepper and it should be between the AR and the s that means there is a
the AR and the s that means there is a
the AR and the s that means there is a degree of possession there
degree of possession there
degree of possession there it’s a possessive apostrophe but
it’s a possessive apostrophe but
it’s a possessive apostrophe but sometimes apostrophe stand for something
sometimes apostrophe stand for something
sometimes apostrophe stand for something that’s missing something that we we
that’s missing something that we we
that’s missing something that we we don’t actually see in the in the picture
don’t actually see in the in the picture
don’t actually see in the in the picture so like in Kant it’s the O and it’s an
so like in Kant it’s the O and it’s an
so like in Kant it’s the O and it’s an apostrophe um here I just like to draw
apostrophe um here I just like to draw
apostrophe um here I just like to draw your attention something that really is
your attention something that really is
your attention something that really is missing besides the apostrophe Joe F
missing besides the apostrophe Joe F
missing besides the apostrophe Joe F grave made this cover he is it was a
grave made this cover he is it was a
grave made this cover he is it was a fairground painter and a very very
fairground painter and a very very
fairground painter and a very very skilled artist we paid him 25 pounds to
skilled artist we paid him 25 pounds to
skilled artist we paid him 25 pounds to do to drum skins front and back recently
do to drum skins front and back recently
do to drum skins front and back recently this drum skins sold for over a million
this drum skins sold for over a million
this drum skins sold for over a million dollars so he missed out there
dollars so he missed out there
dollars so he missed out there and I don’t think he ever signed a
and I don’t think he ever signed a
and I don’t think he ever signed a disclaimer for the use of his artwork
disclaimer for the use of his artwork
disclaimer for the use of his artwork anyway I don’t know if that’s a lawsuit
anyway I don’t know if that’s a lawsuit
anyway I don’t know if that’s a lawsuit waiting to happen but it’s a very
waiting to happen but it’s a very
waiting to happen but it’s a very beautiful piece of work the apostrophe
beautiful piece of work the apostrophe
beautiful piece of work the apostrophe it’s it’s a very useful symbol for what
it’s it’s a very useful symbol for what
it’s it’s a very useful symbol for what I want to tell you but before we go down
I want to tell you but before we go down
I want to tell you but before we go down that path I want to talk about John’s
that path I want to talk about John’s
that path I want to talk about John’s mistake some of you will know this
mistake some of you will know this
mistake some of you will know this mistake John like the other Beatles was
mistake John like the other Beatles was
mistake John like the other Beatles was asked to make a list of the people that
asked to make a list of the people that
asked to make a list of the people that they considered to be their heroes and
they considered to be their heroes and
they considered to be their heroes and we got quite a long list from John and
we got quite a long list from John and
we got quite a long list from John and another long list from Paul not much
another long list from Paul not much
another long list from Paul not much from Ringo and from George we got his
from Ringo and from George we got his
from Ringo and from George we got his gurus and so there was a kind of uneven
gurus and so there was a kind of uneven
gurus and so there was a kind of uneven spread amongst them but among John’s
spread amongst them but among John’s
spread amongst them but among John’s choices was Adolf Hitler now you have to
choices was Adolf Hitler now you have to
choices was Adolf Hitler now you have to know that this cover wouldn’t be no icon
know that this cover wouldn’t be no icon
know that this cover wouldn’t be no icon whatsoever had we allowed that to go
whatsoever had we allowed that to go
whatsoever had we allowed that to go forward it would be something pretty
forward it would be something pretty
forward it would be something pretty awful and so Brian Epstein and Peter and
awful and so Brian Epstein and Peter and
awful and so Brian Epstein and Peter and myself decided it had to go I think you
myself decided it had to go I think you
myself decided it had to go I think you know we need to hold our idols to
know we need to hold our idols to
know we need to hold our idols to account I wouldn’t want to suppose what
account I wouldn’t want to suppose what
account I wouldn’t want to suppose what John was thinking I don’t know but I
John was thinking I don’t know but I
John was thinking I don’t know but I think it’s an important thing to
think it’s an important thing to
think it’s an important thing to consider that sometimes people when
consider that sometimes people when
consider that sometimes people when they’re young make mistakes or even when
they’re young make mistakes or even when
they’re young make mistakes or even when they’re wiser and older make mistakes
they’re wiser and older make mistakes
they’re wiser and older make mistakes and mistakes are part of our culture
and mistakes are part of our culture
and mistakes are part of our culture they’re part of our testing our children
they’re part of our testing our children
they’re part of our testing our children are afraid of mistakes we must teach
are afraid of mistakes we must teach
are afraid of mistakes we must teach them not to be because creative thinking
them not to be because creative thinking
them not to be because creative thinking is about being willing to take risks and
is about being willing to take risks and
is about being willing to take risks and being willing to test things out being
being willing to test things out being
being willing to test things out being willing to create a theory prove it
willing to create a theory prove it
willing to create a theory prove it right or wrong and to be able to roll
right or wrong and to be able to roll
right or wrong and to be able to roll with those answers so I’m taking the ‘
with those answers so I’m taking the ‘
with those answers so I’m taking the ‘ through similar situations when I’m an
through similar situations when I’m an
through similar situations when I’m an artist I’m looking at things that maybe
artist I’m looking at things that maybe
artist I’m looking at things that maybe are forgotten that people people aren’t
are forgotten that people people aren’t
are forgotten that people people aren’t noticing maybe things that are a mistake
noticing maybe things that are a mistake
noticing maybe things that are a mistake maybe there’s something we have to put
maybe there’s something we have to put
maybe there’s something we have to put right right or put wrong and then look
right right or put wrong and then look
right right or put wrong and then look at it we have to declare these things we
at it we have to declare these things we
at it we have to declare these things we have to study them and so here we come
have to study them and so here we come
have to study them and so here we come to
to
to 500 best album covers now they decided
500 best album covers now they decided
500 best album covers now they decided in 2003 that Sergeant Pepper was the
in 2003 that Sergeant Pepper was the
in 2003 that Sergeant Pepper was the number-one album of all time I’m not
number-one album of all time I’m not
number-one album of all time I’m not necessarily standing by that personally
necessarily standing by that personally
necessarily standing by that personally but the fact was that they decided at
but the fact was that they decided at
but the fact was that they decided at Rolling Stone that that was the case
Rolling Stone that that was the case
Rolling Stone that that was the case this is what one of 500 looks like up in
this is what one of 500 looks like up in
this is what one of 500 looks like up in that corner in the top is is Sergeant
that corner in the top is is Sergeant
that corner in the top is is Sergeant Pepper and into this mix here of course
Pepper and into this mix here of course
Pepper and into this mix here of course there’s some outstanding work I’m coming
there’s some outstanding work I’m coming
there’s some outstanding work I’m coming back to the actual cover itself because
back to the actual cover itself because
back to the actual cover itself because I’m going to go from mistakes to
I’m going to go from mistakes to
I’m going to go from mistakes to omissions and in 2003 I sat down and I
omissions and in 2003 I sat down and I
omissions and in 2003 I sat down and I thought I’m going to do some math here I
thought I’m going to do some math here I
thought I’m going to do some math here I want to look at what is on this cover so
want to look at what is on this cover so
want to look at what is on this cover so I took piece of paper and a pencil and I
I took piece of paper and a pencil and I
I took piece of paper and a pencil and I sat down and I thought okay how many
sat down and I thought okay how many
sat down and I thought okay how many African Americans are on the cover how
African Americans are on the cover how
African Americans are on the cover how many Americans how many women how many
many Americans how many women how many
many Americans how many women how many LGBT how many people of other countries
LGBT how many people of other countries
LGBT how many people of other countries are here how many scientists and I went
are here how many scientists and I went
are here how many scientists and I went through these things and I invite you to
through these things and I invite you to
through these things and I invite you to do that and it the statistics are not
do that and it the statistics are not
do that and it the statistics are not good I felt there were a lot of holes in
good I felt there were a lot of holes in
good I felt there were a lot of holes in the cover principle among them we could
the cover principle among them we could
the cover principle among them we could say the African American community
say the African American community
say the African American community contributed to the base that we would
contributed to the base that we would
contributed to the base that we would call the Lea the whole work of the The
call the Lea the whole work of the The
call the Lea the whole work of the The Beatles I mean that jazz and rock and
Beatles I mean that jazz and rock and
Beatles I mean that jazz and rock and roll and rhythm and blues were their
roll and rhythm and blues were their
roll and rhythm and blues were their food and yet they cited no African
food and yet they cited no African
food and yet they cited no African American sources for their music Sonny
American sources for their music Sonny
American sources for their music Sonny Liston is there but he’s a boxer and
Liston is there but he’s a boxer and
Liston is there but he’s a boxer and he’s there because Peter loved that
he’s there because Peter loved that
he’s there because Peter loved that sculpture in Madame Tussauds so the
sculpture in Madame Tussauds so the
sculpture in Madame Tussauds so the Beatles chose no women on their lists
Beatles chose no women on their lists
Beatles chose no women on their lists whatsoever so Peter and I put the only
whatsoever so Peter and I put the only
whatsoever so Peter and I put the only women in that are there and our choices
women in that are there and our choices
women in that are there and our choices have to be called into question two
have to be called into question two
have to be called into question two half of them are fictional characters
half of them are fictional characters
half of them are fictional characters three pinup girls to window mannequin
three pinup girls to window mannequin
three pinup girls to window mannequin heads that are to hold up hats and my
heads that are to hold up hats and my
heads that are to hold up hats and my grandmother so
grandmother so
grandmother so and then and then Mae West she was a
and then and then Mae West she was a
and then and then Mae West she was a good choice she was mine and Diana Dors
good choice she was mine and Diana Dors
good choice she was mine and Diana Dors and Marlena Dietrich so it’s a pretty
and Marlena Dietrich so it’s a pretty
and Marlena Dietrich so it’s a pretty pathetic list I think um and time that
pathetic list I think um and time that
pathetic list I think um and time that that was addressed I then decided that
that was addressed I then decided that
that was addressed I then decided that this was a gateway this was something I
this was a gateway this was something I
this was a gateway this was something I needed to talk my friends about and see
needed to talk my friends about and see
needed to talk my friends about and see if we couldn’t do something about that
if we couldn’t do something about that
if we couldn’t do something about that and make a mural perhaps in Salt Lake
and make a mural perhaps in Salt Lake
and make a mural perhaps in Salt Lake City and so I got together with Janet
City and so I got together with Janet
City and so I got together with Janet Wolfe and Eric Dodd from thigh hop and
Wolfe and Eric Dodd from thigh hop and
Wolfe and Eric Dodd from thigh hop and global art ways and we sat down and we
global art ways and we sat down and we
global art ways and we sat down and we tried to figure some things out very
tried to figure some things out very
tried to figure some things out very kindly John Williams of gastronomy
kindly John Williams of gastronomy
kindly John Williams of gastronomy donated this wall to us and it was a big
donated this wall to us and it was a big
donated this wall to us and it was a big wall and we knew we could make a really
wall and we knew we could make a really
wall and we knew we could make a really big mural here we did a survey on K RCL
big mural here we did a survey on K RCL
big mural here we did a survey on K RCL I think and at West High we did the art
I think and at West High we did the art
I think and at West High we did the art fair and got a whole bunch of names for
fair and got a whole bunch of names for
fair and got a whole bunch of names for a list of people that we might like to
a list of people that we might like to
a list of people that we might like to do I was thinking it was all going to be
do I was thinking it was all going to be
do I was thinking it was all going to be Britney Spears but the list we got was
Britney Spears but the list we got was
Britney Spears but the list we got was fantastic I mean people were citing the
fantastic I mean people were citing the
fantastic I mean people were citing the most interesting people they were citing
most interesting people they were citing
most interesting people they were citing people who are catalysts for change they
people who are catalysts for change they
people who are catalysts for change they weren’t talking about celebrity they
weren’t talking about celebrity they
weren’t talking about celebrity they were talking about people who made
were talking about people who made
were talking about people who made social change scientific inventions an
social change scientific inventions an
social change scientific inventions an amazing array of people and so we
amazing array of people and so we
amazing array of people and so we started in on the mural with a little
started in on the mural with a little
started in on the mural with a little help from my friends we got it going and
help from my friends we got it going and
help from my friends we got it going and this is the original crew in fact we had
this is the original crew in fact we had
this is the original crew in fact we had 33 people work on it most of them non
33 people work on it most of them non
33 people work on it most of them non artists and we worked on it between
artists and we worked on it between
artists and we worked on it between September 24th my father’s birthday who
September 24th my father’s birthday who
September 24th my father’s birthday who was called Ted and November 19th and on
was called Ted and November 19th and on
was called Ted and November 19th and on November 19th I stood in front of the
November 19th I stood in front of the
November 19th I stood in front of the mural that completed and I thought how
mural that completed and I thought how
mural that completed and I thought how far we had come since 1967 I was very
far we had come since 1967 I was very
far we had come since 1967 I was very cheered by that it was 2004 and the
cheered by that it was 2004 and the
cheered by that it was 2004 and the political situations were pretty dire at
political situations were pretty dire at
political situations were pretty dire at that point but we had really advanced
that point but we had really advanced
that point but we had really advanced some of the principles and ideas
some of the principles and ideas
some of the principles and ideas that really should have been present I
that really should have been present I
that really should have been present I think in the 60s we all think about the
think in the 60s we all think about the
think in the 60s we all think about the 60s as being a very revolutionary time
60s as being a very revolutionary time
60s as being a very revolutionary time it had its conservatism too and I think
it had its conservatism too and I think
it had its conservatism too and I think that really the period between the 60s
that really the period between the 60s
that really the period between the 60s and the new century really are a time of
and the new century really are a time of
and the new century really are a time of great activism and wonderful advances
great activism and wonderful advances
great activism and wonderful advances I’m going back to 62 for just a split
I’m going back to 62 for just a split
I’m going back to 62 for just a split second here to introduce you to the
second here to introduce you to the
second here to introduce you to the grandmother my intention here was to
grandmother my intention here was to
grandmother my intention here was to make something wonderful
make something wonderful
make something wonderful of an old face I felt that women in 1962
of an old face I felt that women in 1962
of an old face I felt that women in 1962 particularly older women were left out
particularly older women were left out
particularly older women were left out they were furniture her body is a chair
they were furniture her body is a chair
they were furniture her body is a chair her front legs are the front legs of the
her front legs are the front legs of the
her front legs are the front legs of the chair her face I wanted to do as a quilt
chair her face I wanted to do as a quilt
chair her face I wanted to do as a quilt and I thought if I brought color into
and I thought if I brought color into
and I thought if I brought color into the wrinkles that it would be very
the wrinkles that it would be very
the wrinkles that it would be very wonderful and very kind and very
wonderful and very kind and very
wonderful and very kind and very beautiful people looked at it and said
beautiful people looked at it and said
beautiful people looked at it and said it’s macabre I think it comes from
it’s macabre I think it comes from
it’s macabre I think it comes from psycho it didn’t work in the way I
psycho it didn’t work in the way I
psycho it didn’t work in the way I thought it would but it was something of
thought it would but it was something of
thought it would but it was something of a concern to me and still is in 2008 I
a concern to me and still is in 2008 I
a concern to me and still is in 2008 I had an exhibition and I wanted to do a
had an exhibition and I wanted to do a
had an exhibition and I wanted to do a comic strip in the comic strip I wanted
comic strip in the comic strip I wanted
comic strip in the comic strip I wanted to talk about how women were perhaps
to talk about how women were perhaps
to talk about how women were perhaps left out of the museum’s how the women
left out of the museum’s how the women
left out of the museum’s how the women artists were so well represented in
artists were so well represented in
artists were so well represented in galleries and so forth and so here I did
galleries and so forth and so here I did
galleries and so forth and so here I did this comic strip where the mannequins
this comic strip where the mannequins
this comic strip where the mannequins who’ve escaped from chopped windows are
who’ve escaped from chopped windows are
who’ve escaped from chopped windows are parading in front of a piece of street
parading in front of a piece of street
parading in front of a piece of street art and the street art is of women from
art and the street art is of women from
art and the street art is of women from different walks of life but all women
different walks of life but all women
different walks of life but all women who have achieved things
who have achieved things
who have achieved things so we’re thinking about catalysts here I
so we’re thinking about catalysts here I
so we’re thinking about catalysts here I had to do some research I didn’t know my
had to do some research I didn’t know my
had to do some research I didn’t know my history and with that idea I thought
history and with that idea I thought
history and with that idea I thought it’s time for another mural
it’s time for another mural
it’s time for another mural well that mural took about eight years
well that mural took about eight years
well that mural took about eight years to get into being and in 2016 I took the
to get into being and in 2016 I took the
to get into being and in 2016 I took the idea to Diane Stewart and she said let’s
idea to Diane Stewart and she said let’s
idea to Diane Stewart and she said let’s do it and this is the result this is
do it and this is the result this is
do it and this is the result this is seven panels the first kind of addition
seven panels the first kind of addition
seven panels the first kind of addition of the mural you’ll see a reproduction
of the mural you’ll see a reproduction
of the mural you’ll see a reproduction outside in the foyer they’re each 4 foot
outside in the foyer they’re each 4 foot
outside in the foyer they’re each 4 foot by 8 foot the mural is 28 foot long in
by 8 foot the mural is 28 foot long in
by 8 foot the mural is 28 foot long in this
this
this a session here and then we added two
a session here and then we added two
a session here and then we added two more dyu so it’s now 36 feet long these
more dyu so it’s now 36 feet long these
more dyu so it’s now 36 feet long these women are really something that cannot
women are really something that cannot
women are really something that cannot be turned into an omission they need to
be turned into an omission they need to
be turned into an omission they need to be heard they need to be listened to for
be heard they need to be listened to for
be heard they need to be listened to for what they did and how they thought and
what they did and how they thought and
what they did and how they thought and what accomplishments they made they’ve
what accomplishments they made they’ve
what accomplishments they made they’ve some of them been almost utterly erased
some of them been almost utterly erased
some of them been almost utterly erased from history we don’t want that to
from history we don’t want that to
from history we don’t want that to happen we want to be able to see those
happen we want to be able to see those
happen we want to be able to see those faces and include them in the narrative
faces and include them in the narrative
faces and include them in the narrative the historical narrative that we’re all
the historical narrative that we’re all
the historical narrative that we’re all part of all of us women stand on their
part of all of us women stand on their
part of all of us women stand on their shoulders all of us who have
shoulders all of us who have
shoulders all of us who have accomplishments o them a debt and we
accomplishments o them a debt and we
accomplishments o them a debt and we need to put them back into our story
need to put them back into our story
need to put them back into our story they achieved their scientific
they achieved their scientific
they achieved their scientific discoveries they’re forward-thinking
discoveries they’re forward-thinking
discoveries they’re forward-thinking they’re social changes against all the
they’re social changes against all the
they’re social changes against all the odds they persisted they persisted
odds they persisted they persisted
odds they persisted they persisted against you know terrible difficulties
against you know terrible difficulties
against you know terrible difficulties and I think at this point it’s something
and I think at this point it’s something
and I think at this point it’s something that we need to consider very carefully
that we need to consider very carefully
that we need to consider very carefully about how we pay homage to these women
about how we pay homage to these women
about how we pay homage to these women and put them in our future as well as
and put them in our future as well as
and put them in our future as well as our present thank you very much
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