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Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1914-1997-08-11- - 1997

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Asemic Writing & Art; a new stream of culture / Gaze,Tim; Dotremont C; Gysin B; Burroughs WS; Murray J; Leftwich J; Silvia P; Vleeskens C; Michaux H., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-41422-43407
Scope and Contents

This a critical text on asemic writing that means writing without semantic content. It is filed with Asemic magazine. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Croisement de Signes / Koraichi R ; Michaux H ; Burroughs WS ; Restany P ; Arp H ; Hausmann R ; Michaux H ; Miro J ; Bella B ; Degottex J ; Gysin B ; Hassan S ; U-Fan L ; Butor M ; Rossell B ; Quentin B ; Ruscha E., 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-35618-37365
Scope and Contents

This catalogue features experimental calligraphic paintings by Ben Bella, Brion Gysin, Jean Degottex, Shakir Hassan, and Lee I-Fan. William Burroughs' interview of Brion Gysin is titled "Points de Passage." Pierre Restany contributed an essay on the work of Lee U-Fan. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Here to Go: Planet R-101 / Gysin, Brion ; Wilson, Terry ; Burroughs WS ; Girodias M., 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-10090-10291
Scope and Contents

Gysin is interviewed by Wilson, with an introduction by William S. Burroughs. They discuss Morocco, magic, science, literature, painting and music. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

The Exterminator / Burroughs, William S. ; Gysin, Brion., 1960

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Identifier: CC-22623-23052
Scope and Contents

The text was written by Burroughs, the poems and calligraphic drawings were composed by Gysin. This book, a first edition, was published later in 1967 as a second edition. Includes four pages of Gysin's calligraphic drawings, rendered in black ink, dated 1960 that are in same style as Gysin's book of drawings "Exil" held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1960