Permutations by Other Brion Gysin
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The first collection of the Beat mentors longinfluential permutation poemsone of the earliest examples of computergenerated literature Written between 1958 and 1982 Brion Gysins permutation poems begin with short phrases or sentences whose constituent words are exhaustively rearranged over the course of the text. At first Gysin wrote these poems manually although later in collaboration with programmer Ian Sommerville he would write permutation poems with the assistance of a computer making them a very early instance of computergenerated literature. Some of these works were published in books while others exist only as audio recordings. Many derive from a 1960 BBC radio commission The Permutated Poems of Brion Gysin in which readings of the texts were recorded cut up modulated and overlapped. For the first time this collection brings together all published andwhere transcribableunpublished versions of each poem as well as CutUps SelfExplained a short text by Gysin that contextualizes the work. The poems are organized in chronological order by first publication or first recording with further versions of each poem grouped together in chronological order immediately after the initial version. This organization brings distinctions between versions into relief allowing readers to explore the playful systematicity that undergirds this remarkable body of work. Brion Gysin 191686 was a multidisciplinary artist author and poet. Born in Taplow England he studied painting at the Sorbonne in Paris and immigrated to New York in 1939. In the 1950s he lived in Tangier where he first met William S. Burroughs. Gysin collaborated often after returning to Paris he developed the cutup method with Burroughs and with engineer Ian Sommerville he created the Dreamachine a kinetic light sculpture. Gysin would become a mentor for generations of artists musicians and writers including David Bowie John Giorno Keith Haring Brian Jones and Genesis Breyer POrridge among others. show more
Condition : New
Author : Other Brion Gysin
Weight : 438
Publisher : Daba
Language : English
EAN : 9781734681772
ISBN10 : 1734681772
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20210408
Place of Publication : NA
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 170 X 239 X 15mm