Ron English’s Abraham Obama

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T.D. MOBLEY-MARTINEZ

If you don’t know the name Ron English, you probably have heard about the stir he created when he came to Colorado Springs in 2008. As he did in a handful of other cities, he brought controversy in the form of billboard-size images called “Abraham Obama,” a trademark English mash-up of President Abraham Lincoln and then-presidential candidate Barack Obama.The New York artist called it art. But others said it was a political endorsement and questioned the city about its sign ordinance. City officials agreed with English.

English returns to Colorado Springs with a new exhibition, “The Secrets of the Electric Illuminati: The Lyrics, Art & Toys of Ron English,” which runs at the Smokebrush Gallery and Foundation through April 30.

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April 2nd

Smokebrush Gallery

Art Opening

5-8pm

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April 3rd

Stargazers Theater

Doors Open-3:00pm

4:00pm – Abraham Obama Screening /Q & A

5:30pm – The New Depressionists perform

6:30 -7:30pm – The Electric Illuminati video shoot/performance

7:30pm – Abraham Obama book signing

Tickets $12 (coupon in Indy $5 off)