It's Hard To Be A Saint In This City is a new series of works on paper, large scale paintings, foam sculptures and modified readymades by British artist Stuart Semple. Against the atmospheric backdrop of a creepy teen supernatural TV show, Semple weaves a story of a loser's prayer to be more than human. Rather like anti-anthems for teenage weirdo's, these new works are firmly dedicated to the loner kids like Stuart who only had their dreams to get them through the day. The works depict a multifaceted, pick and choose, hybrid environment, that visually is totally defined by mass culture and pop.

Semple regularly exhibits worldwide and has held successful solo exhibitions in Italy, Hong Kong, London and New York. His works can be found in major international collections and have been well received during top international art fairs including Art Basel Miami, ARTHK art fair, Frieze and Art Chicago. He has been featured across the media including BBC, Esquire, The Art Newspaper, Vogue, The Telegraph, Observer, i-D, and Art Review.