The Horrors frontman Farris Badwan to present new exhibition of his artwork

Faris Badwan, frontman of The Horrors, will present a new exhibition of his drawings, artwork and projections at The Book Club on London’s Leonard Street from the 11th of August till the 29th of August 2010.

A former student of St Martins College of Art, his unique artwork has adorned the sleeves of The Horrors records, T – Shirts and fanzines, he also created the artwork for records by Hatcham Social, Lumina and The Charlatans.

The new show will feature one hundred original new pieces for the very first time and follows his show in Bristol last year and the acclaimed first exhibition at The Bodhi Gallery on London’s Brick Lane in 2007.

The Horrors released their debut single 'Sheena Is A Parasite' in April 2006 which was accompanied by the infamous Chris Cunningham video starring Samantha Morton. The debut album ‘Strange House’ followed in March 2007 and the band played tours and every major festival around the world over the next eighteen months.

The follow up to their debut, the Barclaycard Mercury Prize nominated ‘Primary Colours’, was recorded with Portishead’s Geoff Barrow and was released on XL Recordings in May 2009. The album was critically acclaimed across the board. The Horrors, who have spent most of the last twelve months touring around the world, are currently in the studio writing and recording new material for the third album.

Strictly invite only, there will be a private view at The Book Club on Wednesday the 11th of August from 6:30pm till 2am. The night will also feature a great line up of special guest DJ’s.

Faris: "What I wanted to get across with this exhibition was how much of a part of my life drawing always has been. It invades all of my daily routine, be it in the shredded form of masking tape stuck to my walls, line-drawings on restaurant napkins or the sketchbooks I carry with me. It really is the one constant solid thing in my life - a stream which runs regardless of what I happen to be doing or where."

FARIS BADWAN – DRAWING A STRAIGHT NUMBER NINE
THE BOOK CLUB
100 LEONARD STREET
LONDON EC2A 4RH