Brion Gysin is regarded as one of the most influential and visionary of living poets and painters. After a chance encounter with William S. Burroughs on the Place Saint-Michel in Paris in 1958 resulted in Gysin's moving into the famous Beat Hotel at 9...
Brion Gysin (January 19, 1916 - July 13, 1986) was a painter, writer, sound poet, and performance artist born outside of London, Taplow, Buckinghamshire.[1] He is best known for his discovery of the cut-up technique [2] used by William S. Burroughs....
Edmonton Art Gallery, June 19 - August 30 The Beat era has been undergoing quite a lot of historical revision lately, a surprising amount by art galleries. In the spirit of the Whitney's 1996 Beat exhibition, the Edmonton Art Gallery's "Brion Gysin: I...
Brion Gysin. Back in No Time: The Brion Gysin Reader. Ed. Jason Weiss. Wesleyan Univ. Press, 2001.368 pp. Paper: $24.95. This splendid array of out of print, difficult to find, and previously unpublished work, spanning more than four decades, provides readers with a...
