Articles
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Frank Zappa: Statement To Congress, September 19, 1985
Frank Zappa Mr. Zappa. My name is Frank Zappa. This is my attorney Larry Stein from Los Angeles. Can you hear me? The Chairman. If you could speak very directly and clearly into the microphone, I would appreciate it. Mr. Zappa. My name is Frank Zappa. This is my attorney Larry Stein. The statement that I prepared, that…
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How to Build a Universe That Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later
Philip K. Dick – 1978 First, before I begin to bore you with the usual sort of things science fiction writers say in speeches, let me bring you official greetings from Disneyland. I consider myself a spokesperson for Disneyland because I live just a few miles from it — and, as if that were not…
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Pi Artworks at Contemporary Istanbul 2014
[su_dropcap style=”simple” size=”2″]P[/su_dropcap]i Artworks Istanbul/ London’s booth at this years’ Contemporary Istanbul will showcase a selection of recent work covering a variety of mediums. The gallery has been a major participant in Contemporary Istanbul since 2006, and will use this year’s booth to give a broad overview of recent and exciting works by a generous…
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Cut-Ups: William S. Burroughs 1914-2014
Boo-Hooray, in collaboration with Emory University, is presenting a William S. Burroughs centenary exhibition dedicated to the Cut-Up technique. On view will be hand-edited typescript drafts from the Nova Trilogy, rarely seen publications like the mimeographed newsletter The Burrough and the Sigma Portfolio, alongside correspondence with Brion Gysin, vinyl releases, as well as the original…
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Shivers: A collective understanding of the grotesque
Shivers is the trio of Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek), Gareth Davis and Leo Fabriek, who join forces to conjure up a surreal album of parasitic intimacy and intensity.
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William Mortensen: American Grotesque
William Herbert Mortensen was born on January 27, 1897 in Park City, Utah, the son of Danish immigrants, Agnes and William Peter Mortensen who had immigrated from Copenhagen, Denmark in 1883. During World War I, Mortensen served with the United States Infantry from August 6, 1918 to May 16, 1919. At his enlistment, he recorded…