The exhibition delves into the human relationship with corn as experienced by several artists, activists, and farmers. You are invited to explore this multidisciplinary exhibition with the hope that these works offer a unique perspective on a powerful plant and its varying importance for different individuals and groups at different points in time. This exhibition traces corn from proverbial seed to silk, following the history of this extraordinary grass from ancient worship to modern ubiquity. It is no wonder that we have alternatively prayed to, fought for, and rallied against corn corn is everywhere, and it is intrinsically tied to the people, successes, and failures of civilizations throughout history. “Corn breeds its own poets, lunatics, and lovers,” noted author Betty Fussell. Corn has spanned the territory from sacred mythology to mindless consumption, and yet so many stories about corn are still waiting to be told. Now with some 30-odd albums to their credit and sales totalling more than 60 million, Jethro Tull continue to travel near and far to fans, old and new, across the world.Food constitutes our most fundamental relationship with the land, and humans have been consuming, cultivating, and harvesting corn since time immemorial. Jethro Tull were, by the mid-seventies, one of the most successful live performing acts on the world stage, rivalling Led Zeppelin, Elton John and even the Rolling Stones. Lend Me Your Ears will also be published as a 432-page full-colour softback edition priced at £26.99 – ($36.00). Ian’s personal Tour itinerary from the 90’s with handwritten notes by Ian Martin & Co guitar plectrum with Ian Anderson printed signature, as played by Ian Jethro Tull setlist from a 1976 North American TourĪ high-quality copy of handwritten lyrics by Ian Anderson Set of 4 Polaroid photographs of Jethro Tull
With many images in full colour and previously unseen pictures from fans, this is the Jethro Tull story as it’s never been told before.Ĭontributors to the book include former Tull members Jeffrey Hammond, Dave Pegg, Clive Bunker, Dee Palmer and Doane Perry, celebrity fans Penn Jillette (Penn & Teller), Marc Almond (Soft Cell), Steve Harris (Iron Maiden), Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Joe Bonamassa, Steve Lukather (Toto), Danny Carey (Tool), Bryan Josh (Mostly Autumn), Graham Bonnett (Rainbow), TV presenter Lloyd Grossman, Tim Bowness, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Seth Lakeman, Jakko Jaksyk (King Crimson), Leo O’Kelly (Tír na nÓg), Franz Di Ciocchio (PFM), Reverend George Pitcher, TV snooker commentator John Virgo and novelist Mark Billingham. Told in the first person, this new book Lend Me Your Ears is an oral history of Jethro Tull, mixing hundreds of fan anecdotes with memories from the band, their collaborators, other musicians and celebrity admirers garnered from over 50 years of recording and performing. Lend Me Your Ears – official new book with a foreword written by Ian Anderson.