Delaine Le Bas

Above: John Marchant Gallery Delaine Le Bas: A concept jazz improvisation album by Edgeworth Johnstone based on his discovery that John Marchant Gallery and Delaine Le Bas work together and therefore have a connection to his work via L-13. Read about the suspected plagiarism of Edgeworth Johnstone’s work by Delaine Le Bas in the 2024 Turner Prize.

Delaine Le Bas works with John Marchant Gallery.
Edgeworth Johnstone works with L-13 (via his collaborative work with Billy Childish).
John Marchant Gallery and L-13 work with each other.

John Marchant Gallery only has 7 artists listed on the “Artists” page of their website. L-13 only has 4 artists listed on theirs.

So it’s not just the multiple striking similarities between the Delaine Le Bas Turner Prize 2024 exhibit and Edgeworth Johnstone’s “Masks” piece, but the demonstrable likelihood there is of Delaine Le Bas having come across Edgeworth Johnstone’s work beforehand.

Delaine Le Bas works with John Marchant Gallery, who also sell Jamie Reid’s work (an L-13 artist). L-13 have sold Edgeworth Johnstone’s work as far back as 2014, and continue to sell and work on exhibitions of the artwork Edgeworth Johnstone has been making with Billy Childish since 2013. Regarding John Marchant Gallery and L-13 having a working relationship, see, for example Taking Liberties. Taking liberties includes doing things like plagiarising other people’s work.

Read this post for a general overview and comparison of the works in question.