Bill Drummond

Overview

Here's your chance to meet the man who burned a million pounds. Back in 1994, as one-half of the K Foundation, Bill Drummond met with co-performer Jimmy Cauty in an abandoned boathouse on the Isle of Jura, Scotland, where the two of them set fire to most of the money they'd earned as The KLF, an acid house band that ruled the early '90s.

These days, Drummond makes art under the name Penkiln Burn. His recent escapades have involved making and giving away flowers, beds and cakes.

Right now, though, he's on a world tour, which began with daffodils beneath Spaghetti Junction in Birmingham in March 2014 and will finish there — but not until April 2025. Along the way, he's exhibiting his show The 25 Paintings in 12 cities in 12 various nations. The University of Northampton is so impressed they've given him an honorary Master of Arts degree.

As part of Modulations, Drummond will make an exclusive appearance at Carriageworks on Saturday, June 6, at 6pm to discuss his art.