Simon Henwood
UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
October 4, 2000 - January 7, 2001
British artist and filmmaker Simon Henwood will exhibit a new 3-D computer-animated video entitled "Poor Johnny Pumpkin" in the Museum's Lobby gallery. Henwood's paintings and mixed-media works explore the complex social and cultural terrain of childhood. "Poor Johnny Pumpkin" tells the story of a pumpkin-headed boy whose extreme sensitivity to UV light forces him to remain indoors during the daytime. The exhibition will also re-create a portion of Henwood's studio and will include preliminary sketches for his cartoon as well as gouache paintings of adolescent children. Henwood began his career as a writer and illustrator of children's books. He is the founder of the 'zine, Purr, which features the work of internationally-known artists, writers, and filmmakers; and Alice, an ongoing journal exploring the representation and recycling of childhood in the arts, media, and culture. "Poor Johnny Pumpkin" is currently in development as a series for SKY TV, the Fox TV network's sister station in the UK.
UCLA HAMMER MUSEUM
10899 Wilshire Boulevard, Westwood Village, Los Angeles, CA 90024
