SHOWstudio: Photographing William S. Burroughs - Keith Haring at William's home

Kate Simon recalls taking this portrait of William S. Burroughs with artist Keith Haring during the River City Reunion festival in 1987 Artist Kate Simon photographed William S. Burroughs over a 20 year period and produced an intimate body of portraiture of the writer. To mark Burroughs' centenary in 2014, SHOWstudio Shop has hosted a solo exhibition of these widely unseen shots. In this series of interviews, Simon explains each image to SHOWstudio Shop's associate director Niamh White and sheds some light on her relationship with her notorious subject Image copyright Kate Simon