Works on Paper by the Iconic Billy Childish at L-13 Light Industrial Workshop

LONDON.- He has been described as “one of the most outstanding, and often misunderstood, figures on the British art scene”, while former Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion, once said: “He looks like he’s having more fun being a poet than I am.” This new show from the iconic Billy Childish sees the launch of his latest collection of poetry, alongside a collection of some of his other works on paper. These include a limited edition artist’s book with an extract from his forthcoming novel ‘God Sends Nuts To People Without Teeth or The Stonesmason’, and a new series of charcoal and chalk drawings. Inspirations this time: Robert Walser, Hans Fallada, and Spotted Elk (incorrectly named Big Foot), the subject of the infamous photograph taken after the massacre by American troops at Wounded Knee. Billy Childish (born 1 December 1959 in Chatham, Kent, England) is an extraordinarily prolific artist, painter, author, poet, photographer, filmmaker, singer a

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