Billy Childish
looking at paintings
Carl Freedman Gallery is proud to announce a major solo exhibition by Billy Childish (b. 1959, Kent, UK).
Billy Childish is an extraordinary and prolific artist. His paintings, woodcuts, poetry, writing and music share a common honesty that, rather than being nombrilistic, is deeply compelling and idiosyncratic. Childish’s practice is informed by a tireless curiosity for themes as varied as war, the history and topography of his local and personal environment, social protest, hill walking and religious philosophy. Without the need for validation or approval from the art world, Childish has developed an authentic, independent and defiant position within culture that is admired by many worldwide.
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Preview
1st July, 4-7 pm
Dates
2nd July – 3rd September 2023
Installation Views​
Billy Childish, ‘looking at paintings’, Installation View, Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate, 2023
Billy Childish, ‘looking at paintings’, Installation View, Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate, 2023
Billy Childish, ‘looking at paintings’, Installation View, Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate, 2023
Billy Childish, ‘looking at paintings’, Installation View, Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate, 2023
Billy Childish, ‘looking at paintings’, Installation View, Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate, 2023
Billy Childish, ‘looking at paintings’, Installation View, Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate, 2023
Billy Childish, ‘looking at paintings’, Installation View, Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate, 2023
Billy Childish, ‘looking at paintings’, Installation View, Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate, 2023
Selected Works
Billy Childish
venus jupiter (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 305 cm (72 x 120 in)
venus jupiter (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 305 cm (72 x 120 in)
Billy Childish
trees by dry creek (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 305 cm (72 x 120 in)
trees by dry creek (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 305 cm (72 x 120 in)
Billy Childish
trees at sunset (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
244 x 183 cm (96 x 72 in)
trees at sunset (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
244 x 183 cm (96 x 72 in)
Billy Childish
Cliff (diptych) (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
2 panels: 183 x 183 cm (72 x 72 in) each panel
Cliff (diptych) (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
2 panels: 183 x 183 cm (72 x 72 in) each panel
Cliff (diptych) (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
2 panels: 183 x 183 cm (72 x 72 in) each panel
Billy Childish
Cliff with star (version x) (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
274 x 274 cm (108 x 108 in)
Cliff with star (version x) (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
274 x 274 cm (108 x 108 in)
Cliff with star (version x) (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
274 x 274 cm (108 x 108 in)
Billy Childish
Cliff (2022)
Oil and charcoal on linen
122 x 92 cm (48 x 36 in)
Cliff (2022)
Oil and charcoal on linen
122 x 92 cm (48 x 36 in)
Billy Childish
salish canoe and rock (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 213 cm (72 x 84 in)
salish canoe and rock (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 213 cm (72 x 84 in)
Billy Childish
the artist and his mother (2020)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 122 cm (72 x 48 in)
the artist and his mother (2020)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 122 cm (72 x 48 in)
Billy Childish
salish canoe and rock (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 213 cm (72 x 84 in)
salish canoe and rock (2023)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 213 cm (72 x 84 in)
Billy Childish
the artist and his mother (2020)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 122 cm (72 x 48 in)
the artist and his mother (2020)
Oil and charcoal on linen
183 x 122 cm (72 x 48 in)
About
Billy Childish (b. 1959, UK) live and works in Kent, UK. Childish attended Medway College of Design, Kent in 1977 and Saint Martin’s School of Art, London in 1978. Solo exhibitions of his work have been organized at Lehmann Maupin in New York (2022), London (2020), New York (2020) and Seoul (2020); Neugerriemschneider, Berlin, Germany (2018); Villa Schöningen, Berlin, Germany (2017); Goss-Michael Foundation, Dallas, TX (2017); Rochester Art Gallery, Kent, United Kingdom (2016); Opelvillen Rüsselsheim, Frankfurt, Germany (2016); White Columns, New York (2010); and the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (2010). Select group exhibitions featuring his work include BILLY CHILDISH, HARRY ADAMS and EDGEWORTH JOHNSTONE: Our Friend Larionov, Pushkin House, London (2014); Paintings Sweet Paintings, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aache, Germany (2014); and British Art Show 5, City Art Centre, Edinburgh (2000).