A new exhibition opened this week at the Royal Academy as part of the GSK Contemporary Season. Burroughs Live marks the mid point between the tenth anniversary of William Burroughs’ death and the fiftieth anniversary of the first publication of his best known novel Naked Lunch. By means of film and video footage of Burroughs performing his works to camera alongside portraits of him by photographers, Robert Mapplethorpe, Annie Leibovitz, Ira Cohen and his self portraits and artworks, the presence of Burroughs is evoked.
Burroughs Live
Royal Academy
8 Dec 2008—19 Jan 2009
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The exhibition is also accompanied by screenings of films about the Beat Generation, including a new film by Malcolm McLaren inspired by Borroughs cut up technique.
Burroughs Live: Films
13 — 14 Dec 2008
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Friday, December 12, 2008
Burroughs Live
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