[ad_1]
Shane MacGowan has instructed fans to ‘bring some money’ ahead of the launch of his new art exhibition on Tuesday evening.
The iconic Pogues singer, 64, is showcasing his work at the Andipa art gallery in London’s Knightsbridge, with the exhibition named The Eternal Buzz and the Crock of Gold.
Acclaimed musician Shane, who has suffered physically from years of binge drinking and drug abuse, was filmed for an Instagram video by his long-term partner Victoria Mary Clarke, with Shane opening the clip by singing a line from the 1969 song Come And Get by Bandfinger.
Creative: Shane MacGowan, 64, has instructed fans to ‘bring some money’ ahead of the launch of his new art exhibition on Tuesday evening
He warbled: ‘Here it is come and get it, but you’d better hurry because it’s going fast,’ adding that the track would be played on the launch night of the exhibition.
Shane went on to express his gratitude for wife Victoria for helping him with the art display, before telling his social media followers to ‘bring some money, lots of money’.
He added of his art pieces: ‘They won’t get cheaper,’ before Victoria joked: ‘They’ll be like Picasso before you know it.’
Display: The iconic Pogues singer is showcasing his work at the Andipa art gallery in London’s Knightsbridge, with the exhibition named The Eternal Buzz and the Crock of Gold
Hopes: He added of his art pieces: ‘They won’t get cheaper,’ before Victoria joked: ‘They’ll be like Picasso before you know it’
The artworks have been brought together in a 502-page, limited edition monograph which includes a critical essay written by the Sunday Times’ art critic, Waldemar Januszczak, along with contributions by Victoria, actor Johnny Depp and Shane himself.
The monograph will also feature unpublished lyrics by the singer and photographs and essays by Shane written while he was a schoolboy.
Hollywood star Johnny said of Shane’s work: ‘Shane’s visions will speak for themselves. Sometimes they will invoke wonder, sometimes they might appear decidedly threatening, but, regardless of medium, his work will always be full of poetry.’
Devoted: Shane’s partner, journalist Victoria Mary Clarke, has helped wheelchair-bound put the exhibition together
Johnny is a close friend of Shane and his wife Victoria, with Johnny having produced the 2020 film Crock of Gold, which looks back the musician’s eventful life – from his childhood in Ireland with big dreams of pursuing a career in music, to moving to when he was 13 before becoming an icon.
The gallery said in a statement: ‘Andipa is delighted to present The Eternal Buzz and the Crock of Gold, an exhibition by the acclaimed singer-songwriter Shane MacGowan.
‘His work, which has been described by the art critic, Waldemar Januszczak, as possessing a “demented, wild, fascinating, scabrous kind of energy”, will be represented by twenty small-scale drawings mostly dating from the 1980s.’
Debauched: The star has suffered physically from years of binge drinking and would often perform on stage drunk
The pieces of abstract art are on sale for a variety of prices ranging from £6,000 + VAT to £32,000 + VAT.
Shane has suffered physically from years of binge drinking and would often perform on stage drunk.
He began drinking at the tender age of five, when his family gave him Guinness to help him sleep, and his father frequently took him to the local pub while he drank with his friends.
Wife Victoria announced in 2016 that Shane was sober for the ‘first time in several years’ and explained how his drinking problem stemmed from years of ‘singing in bars and clubs where people go to drink and have fun’.
She claimed his spiral into alcohol addiction happened due to the introduction of hard drugs, such as heroin.
Journalist Victoria said the singer became sober after a length stay in hospital when he was suffering from pneumonia and a hip injury, and Shane continued his sobriety journey when he returned home.
During a lengthy career he is perhaps best known for 1987 Christmas single Fairytale Of New York, a collaboration with the late Kirsty MacColl.
Old times: During a lengthy career he is perhaps best known for 1987 Christmas single Fairytale Of New York, a collaboration with the late Kirsty MacColl (pictured)
[ad_2]
Source link
