12 Facts About David Robilliard

David John Keith Robilliard was a British poet and contemporary artist.

David Robilliard moved to London in 1975, accompanying his friend Lester Queripel, hoping to launch his career as a musician and a poet.

David Robilliard frequented the London club and pub scene, a familiar presence in places such as Blitz, where Heard worked in the 1970s, Heaven and the Cafe de Paris, The Bell in King's Cross and The French House in Soho.

David Robilliard featured in the film The World of Gilbert and George in 1981, repeatedly stating the phrase "I am angry"; his character is described as a "Shot Youth" in the storyboard of the film.

David Robilliard pursued his career in poetry during his early years in London.

David Robilliard's drawings were exhibited at the Soho restaurant L'Escargot, where the first public reading of his poetry took place, performed by Stephen Chamberlain.

David Robilliard did not want to perform his own poetry live; instead, he recruited people to perform his poetry for him.

David Robilliard wrote books and published articles in The Fred, Square Peg and The Manipulator.

David Robilliard's artwork was exhibited at L'Escargot and the Hippodrome, a music venue on Charing Cross.

David Robilliard's work was frequently curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, who had met the artist in 1987.

David Robilliard was the subject of a retrospective exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in 2014.

David Robilliard took to introducing himself as "David Robilliaids" after that point.