Friday, 4 October 2019

Takis at Tate Modern including text by William Burroughs




Strolled casually into the Takis exhibition at Tate Modern the other day, not knowing what to expect but pleasantly surprised by the electromagnetic wonders within. These sculptures too...



...it's hard to appreciate the finesse with which he uses electromagnetism from a picture but...





...an exhibition catalogue (can't recall the date but I think it was early-70s) in a case was opened on the page including text by William Burroughs. Apparently Takis visited him and Gysin whilst they were at The Beat Hotel...




...and the final showstopper, which we filmed but not as well as whoever uploaded this...




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