Le Gun No.5: Close Eyes to Exit

AfteradventuresinmainlandEuropeandthelandsoftherisingsun,"LeGunNo.5"issettogracelavatories,poodle-parlours,barsandbookshelvesfarandwide.Somewherebetweenartobjectandpulpfiction,"LeGunNo.5"isacollageofartbydisparateindividuals,afreewheelingvisualpoempunctuatedwithliterary,profoundandabsurdquotes,alwayssailingonthesideofthesurrealandexposingthedarkerrecessesofitswarpedcontributorsminds,arichcelebrationofdrawingandstorytelling."LeGunNo.5"hastakenthegreatGeorgeMelly(trout-tickling-dada-lovingjazzpirate,andpastcontributorto"LeGun")asmuseforthisissue.WorksincludetheintenseoutsiderartofNickBlinko,artist,writerandfrontmanofanarchopunk/DeathrockbandRudimentaryPeni.EmmaRendel,thespearheadofSwedishsurrealism,providesaspecialinsert:AquiringSuccessinYourProfessionalCareerThroughtheScienceofPersonalAchievement,JamesUnsworthpresentshisNinjaTurtleSexMuseum,camptaxidermycomesfromHernanBas,CharlesAverysimaginaryIslandmakesanappearance,themacabretableauxofLaurieLiptonappearforthefirsttimein"LeGun",whilewordsfromtheHunterS.ThompsonofHartlepool,MichaelSmithhelpcompletetheassemblage...