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Duration: 1 hour

In 1979, artist Kit Williams turned Britain into a giant treasure map, promising a golden hare, buried in the earth, to the first person who solved the riddle of his book Masquerade. The hysteria that followed the hunt drove Williams underground, where he has continued to create complex and beautiful art, which he refuses to publicly exhibit.

In his first interview in two decades, Kit lifts the lid on life before and after Masquerade. Did the hare deprive us of one of our most gifted painters?

Last on

Mon 7 Dec 2009 01:00 BBC Four

  • Photo: Kit Williams at the Portal gallery

    Photo: Kit Williams at the Portal gallery

    After 20 years out of the public gaze, Kit relented for a one day show at the Portal gallery in London.

  • Photo: Kit Williams with the golden hare

    Photo: Kit Williams with the golden hare

    Author Kit Williams reunited with the golden hare he buried in 1979.

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Director
Julian Carey
Producer
Julian Carey

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