Lehmann Maupin is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by British artist Billy Childish, his first show in Hong Kong. A prolific artist, musician and poet, Childish is an energetic creative force whose practice is a consistent aspect of his everyday life.

Created over the past year, Childish’s most recent paintings comprise large-scale portraits and landscapes painted in vivid hues and with frenetic marks on raw linen. At once wild, subtle and elemental, these new works celebrate the artist’s fundamental love and understanding of the craft and traditions of painting. His imagery draws 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.