If you were to find yourself in a Texan woodland cabin on a hell-hot afternoon, with the dead body of a man that had spent half of his life banged up on death row, would you put it down to being trapped in an appalling nightmare?

John Joe 'Ash' Amador, a 30 year old Hispanic American, was executed 29/08/07 in Huntsville, Texas for the 1994 murder of a San Antonio taxi driver. He went to his death, still protesting his innocence, with an intravenously administered cocktail of lethal chemicals in his arm and the words "God forgive them, for they know not what they do" on his lips.

In August 2007, a group of London artists went on a journey to Huntsville, Texas, to bear witness and capture on film the events surrounding his execution and the making of his death mask.

#402 is an exhibition of this work, including art inspired by and in memory of "Ash"

#402

The Vibe Bar Gallery
91 - 95 Brick Lane, London, EC1 6QL

Exhibition starts 2nd May, ends 31st May
Gallery Times: Wednesday - Sunday 12:00 - 18:30
Free Admission

with:

Alabama 3
Linda Amador
Anarchistwood
Jerry Conlan
Paddy Hill
Howard Marks
Bruce Reynolds

In association with Black Sheep Gallery & MOJO


Download the #402 Flyer here...

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