Thu, Aug 12 – 14, 2010

New Museum Theater (directions)

FLicKeR, a documentary by Nik Sheehan

Part of Exhibition Related
 
Film / Video

Thursday, August 12, 2010 | 7 PM
Saturday, August 14, 2010 | 3 PM

With a custom-made Dreamachine in tow, director Nik Sheehan takes us on a journey into the life of Brion Gysin—his art, his complex ideas, and his friendships with some of the twentieth century’s key counterculture figures. Featuring greats like William S. Burroughs (in archival footage), singer Marianne Faithfull, guitarist Lee Renaldo of Sonic Youth, singer/artist Genesis P-Orridge of Psychic TV, poet John Giorno, rocker Iggy Pop, filmmaker Kenneth Anger, and artist/turntablist DJ Spooky, FLicKeR is a hypnotic documentary. Taking the Dreamachine as the basis of its explorations, FLicKeR asks crucial questions about the nature of art and consciousness, and imagines humanity liberated to explore its creativity in complete freedom.

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Major lead support for “Brion Gysin: Dream Machine” provided by Shane Akeroyd and Shelley Fox Aarons and Philip Aarons.

Generous grants have also been provided by the Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso para el Arte and the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Terra Foundation

This exhibition is also made possible by generous contributions from Lonti Ebers and J. Bruce Flatt, the Robert Lehman Foundation, and The Robert Mapplethorpe Photography Fund. Additional support provided by Susan Hancock and Hilary and Peter Hatch.

Support for the accompanying publication is made possible by the J. McSweeney and G. Mills Publications Fund at the New Museum.