The following three entries are all links to texts from the website of the art publication X-TRA.
By Jan Tumlir - Part 1 of a forthcoming book that maps the concentric cultural displacements around Sgt. Pepper--end of empire, brit pop, artistic formation and strategies of interpretation. Original illustrations by Brad Spence.
The second excerpt from Tumlir’s forthcoming book, The Magic Circle, begins with a close analysis of “A Day in the Life.” Tumlir concentrates on the genesis and context of Peter Blake’s cover for Sgt. Pepper. Original illustrations by Dave Muller.