Henry Hudson "Crapula" at 20 Hoxton Square Projects 3rd June 2010

“CRAPULA”
(plural crapulae)
Sickness or indisposition caused by excessive eating or drinking.
From Latin crāpula (“‘intoxication’”) from Ancient Greek κραιπάλη (kraipalē), “‘intoxication, hangover’”).

Following his appearance in a group show with 20 Hoxton Square Projects in 2007, British artist Henry Hudson returns to the space to present a new body of work “CRAPULA”.

Described by Richard Dorment as ‘an astonishing young painter’, Hudson uses incongruous media, such as children’s plasticine or clumps of human hair, to explore moral and social decay in Britain. He has already established a strong voice and marked visual identity, with an ironic tone embellished by his use of peculiar materials. As the rebellious Hudson delves into London’s dank and dreary underbelly, the reality that seeps out is one of humour and horror, depravity and comedy. Hudson is blessed with a Hogarthian wit and satirical eye, and with it he constructs a provocative consideration of what it means to be British today.