Poster for "Brion Gysin: Paintings from The Balch Collection" at the October Gallery (1981)

 

London, England: The October Gallery (poster), 1981.
11.625" x 16.5", printed in grayscale on the recto only.

The exhibition poster for Brion Gysin: Paintings from The Balch Collection, held at the October Gallery (London) between 12 March and 4 April, 1981. This also notes a showing of Antony Balch's The Cut-Ups and Towers Open Fire on 13 March, 1981, at 7:30 pm, both of which feature Brion Gysin.

This poster contains photographs of Brion Gysin with his calligraphic painting, performing with Domaine Poétique in the early 1960s. This also includes images of Gysin's port identification and bus pass. A repeating "Brion Gysin" grid work is on the leftmost edge.

William S. Burroughs additionally contributes a quote to this poster: "Brion Gysin paints from the viewpoint of timeless space."

This copy was acquired from Andrew Sclanders at BeatBooks (London).