"Cut-Ups, Cut-Ins, Cut-Outs: The Art of William S. Burroughs" (2012)
Nürnberg, Germany: Verlag für moderne Kunst GmbH (book, anthology, exhibition catalog), 2012.
9.75" x 7.625" x 0.75", 176 pages, hardcover without dust-jacket as issued, ISBN 978-3-86984-315-5.
Cut-Ups, Cut-Ins, Cut-Outs: The Art of William S. Burroughs, edited by Colin Fallows and Synne Genzmer with Kunsthalle Wien (Wien/Vienna, Austria), published by Verlag für moderne Kunst (Nürnberg, Germany) in 2012. This is a catalogue for the exhibition at Kunsthalle Wien between 15 June and 21 October 2012.
This book, dedicated to the work of William S. Burroughs, contains multiple interviews and essays in both English and German translations, and over fifty pages of reproductions of photographs, collages, cut-up works, periodical appearances, paintings, drawings, etc. by and about Burroughs.
This is a beautiful, well-produced, and informative volume.
This copy was acquired from Buchhandlung Walther König (Köln, Germany) during a visit in 2013.
Schottlaender v4.B29.
Contents:
- Texts in the English Language:
- Colin Fallows, Synne Genzmer, and Ursula Hülmel-Benischek: "foreword" (foreword)
- Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs: "Interview with William S. Burroughs" (interview originally published in Journal for the Protection of All Beings, issue 1, 1961]
- Colin Fallows and Barry Miles: "Interview with Barry Miles" (interview)
- Tim Head: "Interlude I: A Chance Encounter with William S. Burroughs" (essay)
- Barry Miles: "The Future Leaks Out: A Very Magical and Highly Charged Interludes" (essay)
- Synne Genzmer: "Cut-up or Out of Control: On William S. Burroughs and His Art" (essay)
- C. A. Howe: "Interlude II: Joe Caravaggio – From the Works of C. A. Howe" (essay)
- Jon Savage: "Cut-ups Go Pop: William S. Burroughs and a Mashed-up Future" (essay, with a short section from the David Bowie and William S. Burroughs interview published in Rolling Stone, 28 February 1974)
- Lee Ranaldo and William S. Burroughs: "Interview with William S. Burroughs" (interview previously published in Beat Scene, issue 29, Winter 1997 and in Cool Beans!, issue 14, 2002)
- William S. Burroughs Chronology
- Photographs/Illustrations:
- Brion Gysin: "William S. Burroughs, Institut Français, Paris 1959" (photograph)
- Brion Gysin: "William S. Burroughs, Danger, Paris 1959" (photograph)
- Brion Gysin: "William S. Burroughs, Rue de Seine, Paris 1959" (photograph)
- Brion Gysin: "William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin, Paris 1959" (photograph)
- William S. Burroughs: "Collage, 1964" (eight images over four pages)
- My Own Mag, issue 2, cover and page 2 represented
- My Own Mag, issue 4, cover and page 3 represented
- My Own Mag, issue 5, cover and page 3 represented
- My Own Mag, issue 6, cover and page 2 represented
- My Own Mag, issue 12, cover and page 12 represented
- My Own Mag, issue 13, cover and page 5 represented
- The International Times, issue 6, cover and page 6
- The International Times, issue 18, page 4
- The International Times, issue 74, page 9
- The International Times, issue 81, page 15
- The Soft Machine, Olympia Press, 1961
- The Ticket That Exploded, Olympia Press, 1962
- Nova Express, Grove Press, 1964
- William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin: untitled scrapbook pages, c.1965 (seven images)
- William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin: collage works for The Third Mind, c.1965 (ten images)
- William S. Burroughs: cut-up texts from the William S. Burroughs Papers (Berg Collection, NYPL), 1951-1972 (twenty images)
- William S. Burroughs: photo-collages from the William S. Burroughs Papers (Berg Collection, NYPL), 1951-1972 (eight images)
- William S. Burroughs: "Green Door (Acid Rain), 1988" (painting on door, recto and verso views)
- William S. Burroughs: "The Curse of Bast, 1987" (painting/collage)
- William S. Burroughs: "Clean Cut Young Cop, 1992" (drawing)
- William S. Burroughs: "Censorius [sic] Cop, 1992" (drawing)
- William S. Burroughs: "Chinese Cop Shanghai 1932, 1992" (drawing)
- William S. Burroughs: "Drunk Cop, 1993" (drawing)
- William S. Burroughs: "Hail and Farewell, 1992" (drawing)
- William S. Burroughs: "45 Long Colt 5 Shots, 1992" (drawing)
- William S. Burroughs: "Entrance/Exit, n.d." (painting)
- William S. Burroughs: "Fu Manchu for President, 1988" (painting, recto and verso views)
- William S. Burroughs: "Unititled (aye-aye), 1992" (painting)
- William S. Burroughs: "Blue Eyed Lemur, 1992" (painting)
- William S. Burroughs: "Don't take me for dumber..., 1988" (painting)
- William S. Burroughs: "Untitled (were all spirits), c.1994" (painting)
- William S. Burroughs: "Little shadow people, 1987" (painting)
- Texts in the German Language:
- Colin Fallows, Synne Genzmer, and Ursula Hülmel-Benischek: "vorwort" (as above, in German)
- Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs: "Interview mit William S. Burroughs" (as above, in German)
- Colin Fallows and Barry Miles: "Interview mit Barry Miles" (as above, in German)
- Tim Head: "Zwischenspiel I: Eine Zufallsbegegnung mit William S. Burroughs" (as above, in German)
- Barry Miles: "Die Zukunft kommt zum Vorschein: Ein wunderbares und höchst bedeutungsvolles Zwischenspiel" (as above, in German)
- Synne Genzmer: "Cut-up oder außer Kontrolle: Über William S. Burroughs und seine Kunst" (as above, in German)
- C. A. Howe: "Zwischenspiel II: Joe Caravaggio – Aus den Werken C. A. Howes" (as above, in German)
- Jon Savage: "Aus Cut-up wird Pop: William S. Burroughs und seine zerschnipselte Zukunft" (as above, in German)
- Lee Ranaldo and William S. Burroughs: "Interview mit William S. Burroughs" (as above, in German)
- Bibliography/Bibliografie:
- "Books by William S. Burroughs"
- "Books About William S. Burroughs"
- "Special Issues of Periodicals"
- "Periodicals Containing Cut-Up Work by William S. Burroughs 1960-70"
- Discography/Discographie:
- "Albums and Compilations Containing Work by William S. Burroughs"
- "Guest Appearances and Samples of William S. Burroughs"
- Filmography/Filmografie
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