By Kiša Lala
Sir Peter Blake. Photo: Kisa Lala, 2010
The vintage worlds of fairgrounds, Victorian curios, cultural detritus and memorabilia have been Sir Peter Blake’s passion for most of his life. He is considered the grandfather of British pop art, and known for his most recognizable work, the iconic sleeve of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Now, at the age of 78 Blake still has not slowed, and with a couple of concurrent shows in London this month, he is on a rebound after his self-professed retirement following his Tate retrospectives in London (1983) and Liverpool Tate (2008) – which he once presumed would cap his career. When I spoke with him recently at his London home, he told me that collecting has been his obsession since he was fourteen years old.
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