SHOWstudio: Photographing William S. Burroughs - William By Barn

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Kate Simon describes the role William Burroughs had in constructing his own image

Artist Kate Simon photographed William S. Burroughs over a 20 year period and produced an intimate body of portraiture of the writer. To mark Burroughs' centenary in 2014, SHOWstudio Shop has hosted a solo exhibition of these widely unseen shots. In this series of interviews, Simon explains each image to SHOWstudio Shop's associate director Niamh White and sheds some light on her relationship with her notorious subject

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