Top Trumps is an exhibition that features artwork by Magda Archer, Peter Blake, Bula Chakravarty, Adam Dant, Edie Flowers, Georgia Hayes, Lyndon Hayes, John Hegley, Alice Herrick, Peter Jones, Jumpei Kinoshita, James Lawson, Lee Maelzer, Raksha Patel, Martin Rowson, Rowland Smith, Suzanne Spiro, Rebekah Sunshine, Twinkle Troughton, Sandra Turnbull. William Hogarth owned a pug that he named Trump. Hogarth included Trump the pug in several of his paintings including his famous 1745 self portrait which is often on display at Tate Britain. 25 years ago a statue of Hogarth and Trump (made by Jim Mathieson) was unveiled outside Hogarth's House in Chiswick. Sir Peter Blake wanted to help raise funds for the Hogarth Trust so he made prints of a drawing that he had made of Trump. Curator Harry Pye invited artists he admired to produce a pug portrait of their own. It's up to the viewer to decide which dog is best in show. The collection of Trumps will feature as part of a big group show called 'Smiley Smile' happening at hARTS Lane gallery, 17 Harts Lane, New Cross, SE14, 5UP in March and will then tour to The Wooden Box Gallery, 92 High Street, Ramsgate CT11 9RX in April. 'Smiley Smile' opens on Wednesday the 11th of March and have a party from 5pm till 8pm. On Thursday the 12th, Friday the 13th, Saturday the 14th the show is open to the public between 11am and 6pm. 'Top Trumps' then get driven to Ramsgate. The show at Wooden Box Gallery will be hung on Friday 17th of April. There will plan to have a special lunchtime event on Saturday 18th, The gallery would be open on Sunday 19th, Monday 20th, and Tuesday 21st 10.30am to 3.30pm but please call ahead: 07990596674
Above: Pug portrait by Martin Rowson
Above: Pug portrait by Rowland Smith
Above: Pug portrait by Jumpei Kinoshita
Above: Pug portrait by Sir Peter Blake
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