“Dogs
are better than human beings because they know but do not tell”
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
RedHouse
Originals is delighted to announce ‘Vive le Chien’ by Peter
Doherty; an exclusive collaboration featuring the artist’s French
Dog motif as a series of original silkscreen prints on paper and
canvas.
Peter
Doherty is uniquely positioned as one of the most important and
exciting multimedia artists of the 21st Century. In a relatively
short career he has accomplished commercial and critical acclaim in
numerous artistic arenas: as a successful songwriter and bandleader
with The Libertines and Babyshambles; as a published poet and author
with The
Books of Albion;
and most recently as an actor, starring alongside Charlotte
Gainsbourg in Confessions
of a Child of the Century directed
by Sylvie Verheyde.
Doherty
is also celebrated as a visual artist and works primarily on canvas
and paper. Here, his deftness for collage and composition is combined
with an intimate and often raw narrative style that has won the
hearts of several leading collectors. Such an authentic and dynamic
approach has led to exhibitions in Paris and London and substantial
interest in Doherty as a modern painter and printmaker.
Vive
le Chien
The
series coincides with the feted return of Babyshambles who release
their third album Sequel
To The Prequel on
September 2nd
2013. Doherty has created artwork for every album released since The
Libertines, though for their latest offering has commissioned none
other than Damien Hirst to design the sleeve.
The
French Dog image made its first appearance on the sleeve Doherty
designed for Babyshambles debut a Down
In Albion (2005)
and is now immortalised in glorious silkscreen as ‘Vive le Chien’.
“The
little French Dog pops up all over the place in London. If you look
closely enough you’ll see the motif on the outside of tube trains
and old ladies shopping baskets... A lot of kids are having tattoos
as well. He’s a little French Dog!!”
Peter
Doherty
‘Vive
le Chien’ will be unveiled at RedHouse Originals Gallery on Friday
30th
August.
‘VIVE LE CHIEN’ BY
PETER DOHERTY
RedHouse
Originals, 15 Cheltenham Mount, Harrogate HG1 1DW
Dates:
From Friday 30th
August - Saturday 5th
October 2013Open:
Mon to Sat 10am - 5pm - Free Entry
t:
+44 (0)1423 884400 e:
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