Semiose Edition of "Drawing Dialogue" with Philip Taaffe (1987/2019)

Paris, France: Semiose Éditions (book), 2019.
12.125" x 8.125" x 0.5", 48 pages, hardcover without dust jacket as issued, ISBN 978-2-37739-027-4.

Drawing Dialogue, an exhibition catalogue and interview between William S. Burroughs and Philip Taaffe. Originally published in 1987 by Pat Hearn Gallery, it is presented here as an expanded hardcover edition by Semiose éditions (Paris, France) in 2019. This edition adds full-color reproductions of the eleven works created, and text from Brice Matthieussent, James Grauerholz, Philip Taaffe, and Tony Oursler. Texts are in both French and English.  The cover photo is by Philip Heying, of William S. Burroughs and Philip Taaffe shooting outside of the Outhouse venue outside of Lawrence, Kansas, US. 

This copy was acquired as a gift from the Estate of William S. Burroughs during a 2026 visit to Lawrence, Kansas. 

Contents: 

• William S. Burroughs and Philip Taaffe: Drawing Dialogue (contents of the 1987 Pat Hearn Gallery catalogue)
• William S. Burroughs and Philip Taaffe:
• "Whirling Spirals" (ink on paper, 1987)
• "Madagascar Landscape" (ink on paper, 1987)
• "Kissing Lemurs" (ink on paper, 1987)
• "Transport out of the Area" (ink and graphite on paper, 1987)
• "Blade Loop" (graphite on paper, 1987)
• "Didierea Forest" (ink and graphite on paper, 1987)
• "Left-Handed Magnetic Spiral" (ink on paper, 1987)
• "Scenic Railway Arcade" (ink on paper, 1987)
• "Skull" (ink on paper, 1987)
• "Asymmetrical Spirals" (ink on paper, 1987)
• "Venusian Brothel" (ink on paper, 1987)
• Brice Matthieussent: "Strident Calm, Offensive Beauty" (essay)
• Brice Matthieussent: "Calme strident, beauté choquante" (essay)
• James Grauerholz: "Philip Spontaneously Conceived a Joint Drawing Project for Next Day" (essay)
• James Grauerholz: "Philip proposa spontanément le projet de dessins collaboratifs pour le lendemain" (essay)
• Philip Taaffe: "I Have Never Participated in Anything Like This Before" (essay)
• Philip Taaffe: "Je n'ai jamais participé à quelque chose de tel avant..." (essay)
• Tony Oursler: "I Treasure This Work" (essay)
• Tony Oursler: "Je chéris cette œuvre" (essay)
• William S. Burroughs and Philip Taaffe: "En parlant, en dessinant" (dialogue in French)

Credits: 

• Editor-i-Chief: Benoît Porcher
• Art Director: Jean-Philippe Bretin
• Editorial Coordinator: Laetitia Chauvin
• Translator: Chris Atkinson
• Semiose Team: Sofia Abdelkader, Jimmy Burnouf, Clément Gaillard, Sofia Lurati, Noé Marshall, Jérôme Menasché, Fanny Rodes, Juliana Santacruz
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