24.7.10

Brion Gysin


20 years after his passing, one of the ghosts of the 20th century art, Brion Gysin, is starting to get the attention his work never had.

Facts:
he created the "cut-up" technique, which his friend William Burroughs popularized
he wrote the scenario for "Naked Lunch"
he created the "dream machine"
he created the infamous Alice B.Toklas brownies recipe
friends, under influence, said he could "dissapear for 10 minutes or more"
he influenced the Beats and artists like Bowie, Laurie Anderson, Brian Jones, Genesis P-Orridge
painter, poet, inventor, hotelier,
he is the one who intoduced Brian Jones to the Master Musicians of Joujouka
he has so many ideas but couldn't care enough to pursue them, so many artists ripped off his work and made the news and their fortunes

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