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The Lehmann Maupin gallery in Hong Kong will present a Billy Childish solo exhibition featuring his most recent paintings.

The show, Edge of the Forest, is the British artist’s first show in Hong Kong, featuring large-scale portraits and landscapes painted in vivid hues and with frenetic marks on raw linen.

Childish’s life is detailed in his works. These latest works draw inspiration from subjects close to his emotional and physical world: his immediate family, particularly his wife and young daughter, and his environment, including the riverscape viewed from his home.

Childish, born in England in 1959, is a versatile and prolific artist. He has produced thousands of paintings, published more than 40 collections of poetry and written six novels. Some critics say Childish is one of the most outstanding, and often misunderstood, figures on the British art scene.

IF YOU GO

March 27 – May 3

10 am-7 pm, weekdays; 11 am-7 pm, Saturdays.

Lehmann Maupin, 407 Pedder Building, 12 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong