Corita Kent: Power Up
8 February – 12 May 2019
Exhibited at the House of Illustration
The UK’S biggest ever show of work by the pop artist, social activist and nun.
Corita Kent's joyful, subversive and – to some – controversial screen prints revolutionised typographic design, challenged the Roman Catholic Church and offered a bold new perspective on misogyny, racism and war.
A contemporary of Andy Warhol, admired by Charles and Ray Eames, John Cage and Saul Bass, Corita's radical Pop Art brought the sublime to bear on the everyday.
Designed by the acclaimed Fraser Muggeridge studio, the exhibition featured 70 screen prints showing the evolution of Corita's work. It showcased her art from the early 1960s where she juxtaposed religious texts with advertising slogans, to the late 1960s where she increasingly used her art for protest.
The exhibition was presented with thanks to Corita Art Center and Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft.
Selected reviews and articles
★★★★
So, Corita Kent: there were none like her. And there still aren’t, really.
Her revolt powers out of a colour-filled wallspace
Socialist Review
...bright, uplifting, thought-provoking
Installation view, Corita Kent: Power Up at House of Illustration.
Installation view, Corita Kent: Power Up at House of Illustration.
come alive, 1967
immaculate heart, 1950
All artworks © Corita Art Center
All photographs © Paul Grover