The Lost Weekend: The Photography of May Pang Exhibit opens in Fargo

A effective artwork and customized framing studio in Fargo has opened the doorways on a two-day exhibit that includes an intimate look into an 18-month span within the lifetime of John Lennon.

The exhibit, titled The Lost Weekend: The Photography of May Pang at Underbrush Gallery in South Fargo, is open from 1-7pm Tuesday and Wednesday, June 9 and 10, with Pang available to speak in regards to the pictures.

From her begin with a expertise company and an curiosity in music publishing, Pang would go on to be a private assistant to John Lennon and his spouse, Yoko Ono.

“It was funny because they came into town, and the next thing you know, my phone’s ringing at my desk, and they said, they’re in town to make two movies, and they need people, and you’re it. You’re one of them. And I said, me? And the two movies were shorts that Yoko had an idea for. “

From that easy starting, Pang would develop into Lennon’s photographer, assistant, and lover.

“Yes, it did happen. I did not want it. But it was Yoko who came into my office to ask me, not to ask me, to sort of say, ‘I think you should go out with him because we’re not getting along.’ And I’m going, ‘but I don’t want to. Maybe, you know, somebody else, but not me.’ And she goes, ‘no, no, no, you’ll be good for him.'”

The pictures on the exhibit begin in late 1973 because the Beatles have been breaking apart and their firm, Apple Corps, was dissolving. It runs by 1975 when Lennon was touring between London, New York, and Los Angeles as a solo act.

That period can be marked with Hollywood glamour and events and collaborating with associates within the music trade, though Pang says the emphasis on glamour and events could have develop into sensationalized through the years.

Along with the picture exhibit, Pang additionally has a documentary, “The Lost Weekend: A Love Story.” It’s accessible to stream on many platforms.

The Underbrush Gallery exhibit runs from 1-7pm Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.