Thursday, September 25, 2014

Pearl Thompson art exhibit in L.A. next year

From Express:
"Ex-Cure star to exhibit art for the first time
Former THE CURE guitarist PORL THOMPSON is set to unveil his artwork for the first time at a gallery launch in Los Angeles next year (15).

The musician, who now goes by the name Pearl Thompson, has never exhibited his multi-media paintings before.
They will go on display at the Mr. Musichead gallery for three weeks from 5 March (15).
Gallery owner Sam Milgrom tells WENN, "He came to an event at the gallery recently and played a set - just him and a guitar. We got chatting and he told me he had never exhibited his artwork. I took a look and it's wonderful. I can't wait to display it."
Thompson was part of the original 1976 line-up of The Cure. He has played on many of the group's albums."

14 comments:

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  2. INTERESTING.. I had assumed he sold all of his artwork via the auction in 2012. Will it only be PORL's art? or CURE artwork?

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  3. Not really the first time... He had an art exhibition at the Homer Watson Gallery in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada some 10 or so years ago where I bought a piece.

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    1. Yeah, I had that posted with this, then Shawn pointed out that this says the first multi-media exhibit, so I removed it.

      Either way, this is the first exhibit as Pearl.

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  4. why you all call her 'he' still? presumably as cure fans you respect pearl? pretty simple thing to do .

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    1. Because Pearl has not made any statement about any gender change. All Porl has said is that he is now Pearl. I don't assume anything other than that. Until Pearl says anything on that subject, I prefer to not use any gender specific words, and just say Pearl.

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  5. fair enough not using gender specifics craig ,,.,.. but any pictures ive seen and the name change clearly indicate pearl is not a 'he'

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  6. good again! I also not cross the sex change of Pearl! just know an RPG and not a change of sex !!! have to know that life, his marriage or whether he had a divorce! just rumor!

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  7. Porl is a complete and utter enigma.

    And men can be named Pearl. I just personally like the phonetic sound of "Porl Thompson" over "Pearl Thompson."

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  8. People question why RS has hasn't revealed anything about Pearl. I assume mostly because RS simply would never feel the need to go all 'tabloid' in an interview, but maybe because there is nothing to tell.

    As Craig rightly points out, the name Porl became the name 'Pearl', that is all we were ever told. Yes, we've seen some photos, but big deal.

    Many assumptions made on little evidence. It clearly annoys the fuck out of some peoole, which just goes to show that some Cure fans indeed ARE arseholes.

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  9. I just have good memories of Porl soutout and what he has done for several years with Robert Smith! why it is that the have surely never will be! as a good friend of mine told me Jimmy Page and Robert Plant plays together anymore why they'll never have! Porl to cross that I know a kind of revolt Pearl and not a matter of sex change! if I'm not mistaken it's you that Pearl Porl Thompson to play the last time with The Cure? this may be the name of Pearl !!

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  10. Of course, as a fan RSX, one should guess that it is not because one is dressed with makeup and long hair that one wants to be considered as a woman. ;)

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