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Lehmann Maupin announces Spirit Guides and Other Guardians Joining Heaven and Earth, an exhibition of new work by British artist Billy Childish. Based in Chatham, Kent, Childish is known for his emotive, introspective, and often autobiographical writing, music, photography, printmaking, and painting, all of which has gained him something of a cult status worldwide. A prolific artist, Childish has recorded more than 170 LPs, published several novels, and written more than 40 volumes of poetry in addition to creating numerous paintings, prints, and multiples. While his confessional writing and …