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Last night’s ‘London Calling’ auction raised around £18,000 for the Ray Lowry foundation.

And there are a few days left to see the artworks ‘inspired’ by Lowry’s famous cover design (above) for the Clash’s album London Calling, itself inspired by a famous Elvis sleeve. Details on the ideageneration.co.uk site.

There are a few nice pieces among the art, including work by Ian Wright and Malcolm Garrett, and there’s a big, framed print of the original Pennie Smith photograph used on the cover.

Below: Ray Lowry (1944-2008). Photograph: Kevin Cummins.

But it’s all the original Lowry work – including his wry, beautifully inked cartoons (below) for the NME and others, and his pictures of the Clash on tour in the US (bottom) – that make this exhibition unmissable.

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