DVD and Promo Postcard for the "Social Beat & Beat" Exhibition (2021)



Stuttgart, Germany: Literaturhaus Stuttgart (DVD, postcard), 2021.
DVD: 4.875" x 4.875", single video, 16 minutes, in full color sleeve.
Postcard: 5.875" x 4.125", color on recto, unused.

Video and postcard documentation for Social Beat & Beat: Ein literarischer Urknall, an exhibition at the Literaturhaus Stuttgart (Germany) between 22 January and 28 May, 2021. This was an exhibition of the Beat Generation writers as well as the "Social Beat" movement in Germany in the '80s and '90s, which was heavily influenced by the Beats. The exhibition was curated by Manfred Heinfeldner, Boris Kerenski, and Joachim Schönauer.

The DVD is a tour by the curators, which shows some Burroughs books in vitrines, and a number of poster items with Burroughs' image on them. The DVD was directed by Manfred Heinfeldner, filmed by Christoph Kraft, edited by Schawa Media. Cover by Katinka Molde, which shows one of Boris Kerenski's Burroughs-centric artworks on the verso.  This DVD is not subtitled, and fully in the German langiage.

The postcard is a promotional postcard for the DVD.

These copies were acquired from Boris Kerenski with the kind assistance of Gabriel Swossil.

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