Bosko Hrnjak and Truus de Groot’s multimedia project The Salton Sea is a bleak but beautiful escape into decay featuring Music, Video and Photography.
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by Red Cell Brion Gysin Dreamachine 7 July – 3 October 2010 New Museum – NYC From the New Museum’s Press Release: The New Museum will present “Brion Gysin: Dream Machine,” the first US retrospective of the work of the painter, performer, poet, and writer Brion Gysin (born 1916, Taplow, UK–died 1986, Paris). Working simultaneously [...]
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