| Brion Gysin: Tuning in to the Multimedia Age Contributor(s): Kuri, Jose Ferez (Editor), Brett, Guy (Contribution by), Burroughs, William S. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0500284385 ISBN-13: 9780500284384 Publisher: Thames & Hudson OUR PRICE: $40.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2003 Annotation: Painter, writer, sound poet, tape composer, lyricist, and performance artist, Gysin was a source of inspiration to William Burroughs and the Beat Generation. This is the first comprehensive publication of Gysin's work in all media. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Individual Artists - General - Art | Performance - Literary Collections | American - General |
| Dewey: 818.540 |
| LCCN: 2003101342 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 9.64" W x 9.92" (2.68 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This comprehensive biography presents the achievements of Brion Gysin, a multi-faceted artist whose work has influenced performers such as David Bowie and Mick Jagger. Recalling the heady atmosphere of the so-called Beat Hotel in Paris in the late 1950s and 1960s, it features first-hand reminiscences by contemporaries, plus a biographical essay and chronological listings. productive literary collaboration with William Burroughs. As well as looking at his work as a sound poet and performance artist, it features reproductions of his paintings and graphics, and examples of his permutated poems and other writings. |