An excerpt from draft 5 (Crab Nebula) of Andre Perkowski’s eternally changing and shifting film, “NOVA EXPRESS” based on the writings of William S. Burroughs.
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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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Full Story »CHARLEMAGNE PALESTINE – Voodoo Exhibition
The Wiels Museum in Brussels is hosting an ongoing series featuring the past 50 years of performance art captured on video called, DO /REDO /UNDO. They are featuring Charlemagne Palestine in a solo show that spans his entire video art career!
Full Story »HIP DEATH GODDESS – Kenneth Anger / Flame Schon / Wolf People / The Lucid Dream
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Full Story »DEAD FINGERS TALK – Exhibition of Unreleased Tape Experiments by William S. Burroughs
Two rare, unreleased tape experiments by William S. Burroughs are the impetus for 23 musicians, artists, writers, composers and curators to create a unique exhibition.
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Amazing interview of British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, socialist, pacifist and social critic, Bertrand Russell by British philosopher, writer, speaker and counter culture icon, Alan Watts.
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