Exhibition 2008
Book: Bukowski Undigested by Linda King, illustrated by Matt Sesow
Linda King’s poetry collection Bukowski Undigested, with a full-colour Matt Sesow painting for every poem, came out on April 19, 2008, at The Beat Museum in San Francisco. Matt and Dana Ellyn were there for the launch weekend; the photos below are from that weekend (camera dates April 18–19, 2008): The Beat Museum with Linda King and her son Scott Hall, City Lights, Vesuvio and Jack Kerouac Alley. That afternoon Matt was photographed holding CHANISKI, the small bronze of Bukowski’s own clay figure that he bought from Linda eighteen years later.
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In their words
we are releasing a book of her poetry, and some of my paintings, on april 19th in san fran.... at the beat museum.
From the press archive
Saved web pages and links
- product.sesow.com/bukowskibook — Matt’s page with the San Francisco photos
- Linda King and Matt Sesow — the full story
- golem.sesow.com — the full story of CHANISKI, the sculpture by Charles Bukowski
- bukowskiforum.com thread with Matt’s March 18, 2008 announcement (and mjp’s December 22, 2007 note that Bukowski Undigested was due early 2008)
Research notes
- Matt (October 17, 2026): the Beat Museum photo shows him with Scott Hall and Linda King; the bronze in his hands is the same CHANISKI he bought from Linda at the Los Angeles show in June 2026.
Where this record comes from
- history.sesow.com (live, 2026-10-03)
Cite as: Sesow, Matt. “Book: Bukowski Undigested by Linda King, illustrated by Matt Sesow.” Matt Sesow Career Chronicle, 2008. history.sesow.com/e/2008-book-bukowski-undigested-linda-king.html. Accessed [date].
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Also in 2008
- Press Washington Post — “Ramping Up to Catch Air” features “A Chinese Holiday, Caught on Canvas,” the painted…
- Exhibition Two-Person Show — with Dana Ellyn
- Exhibition “BrUSHfire: Political Awareness,” Gallery Plan B, Washington, DC
- Exhibition “3rd Annual Outsider Art in the Hamptons,” Galerie BelAge, Westhampton Beach, NY
- Exhibition “Breaking the Walls of Bias: Art by Survivors,” Galerie BelAge, NY
- Exhibition “Outside In,” GAGA Arts Center, Garnerville, NY
- Exhibition “Uncommon Vision: Nancy Thomas Presents Six Visionary Artists,” Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA
- Exhibition “Collective Wisdom” — Grand Opening, Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University, Norfolk…
- Exhibition PASS Gallery, Washington, DC
- Exhibition Stage Design — “All You Can Eat,” foolsFURY Theater, San Francisco
- Exhibition Artomatic, Washington, DC — 50 paintings on display, 8th floor
- Exhibition Longview Gallery, Washington, DC
- Press Mark St — John Erickson, Daily Press
- Press Robin Tierney, Washington Examiner
- Press San Francisco Bay Guardian — review of foolsFURY production
- Press Kevin Mellema, Falls Church News-Press
- Media Video Interview — “The Artists Reality Show” by Todd V and J Edwards
- Exhibition Alcove Gallery, Atlanta, GA
- Exhibition GreenHeart Exhibit at Lofts11, Washington, DC
- Exhibition Sesow and Ellyn at “The GallAerie,” Washington, DC
- Milestone Sesow tattoos — Octopus Tattoo, DC
- Press Maura Judkis, Washington City Paper
- Press Beverly Kaye Gallery blog — “Outsider Art at Beverly Kaye Gallery”
- Exhibition Open studios at his Adams Morgan apartment studio, 1851 Columbia Road NW #603
- Press Peace Corps Online / Kansas City infoZine
- Press We Love DC — “Matt Sesow Events” feature on his DC exhibition activity
- Exhibition Transformer annual Silent Auction & Benefit, Washington, DC
- Milestone Panelist — “How to Price Art,” Art-O-Matic 2008, Washington, DC