all kinds of naughty
For its second project, the Thames Group turned to another pivotal wordsmith of the 20th century, the iconic post-punk musician, lyricist and artist, Ian Dury. Named after an unrecorded Dury song, All Kinds of Naughty was inspired by the lyrics and songs of the great Lord Upminster himself and travelled to galleries in London, Essex and Kent throughout 2021.
March 27th 2020 marked the 20th anniversary of Ian Dury’s untimely death from colorectal cancer. In commemoration the Thames Group of Artists has produced a mixed-media exhibition entitled ALL KINDS OF NAUGHTY.
Named after an unrecorded Dury lyric, the exhibition included a collection of paintings, photography, ceramics, sculpture, and live performance, all inspired by the songs and lyrics of the great man himself.
In addition to the work by the twenty Thames Group artists the 'All Kinds of Naughty' exhibition also featured work by some notable guest artists including, Sophy Dury, Rod Melvin, Humphrey Ocean RA, Sir Peter Blake, Kosmo Vinyl and Han Lee De Boer.
galleries
naughty films
Screwed Up, Smoothed Out by Simon Monk
England's Glory by Alison Bournes
What's My Motivation by Charles Sharman-Cox
All Kinds of Naughty by Jennie Sharman-Cox
Reasons to be... by Tadeus Blower
Lonely Town by Bill Butcher
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll by Dean Chalkley and Ciaran O'Shea
Spirit of the Music by Gary March
Cruel Summer - Will Birch reads an extract from his book, Ian Dury, the definitive biography,
The Upminster Kid - Will Birch reads an extract from his book, Ian Dury, the definitive biography,
Catshit Mansions - Will Birch reads an extract from his book, Ian Dury, the definitive biography,
What's My Motivation - Charles Sharman-Cox performs a short montage from his live show that is part of the 'All Kinds off Naughty' art exhibition