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Brion Gysin
Untitled (p. 33)circa 1965

Not on view
Print on cream paper combining dense typewritten text repeating the words 'rub out the word,' rows of typographic symbols, and grids of cells filled with loosely drawn cursive-like marks in black ink

Brion Gysin, William S. Burroughs, Untitled (p. 33), circa 1965, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Hiro Yamagata Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Brion Gysin
England, active Morocco and France, 1916-1986
Artist or Maker
William S. Burroughs
United States, 1914-1997
Title
Untitled (p. 33)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1965
Medium
Typescript and ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 9 9/16 × 6 3/8 in. (24.29 × 16.19 cm) Primary support: 10 × 6 3/4 in. (25.4 × 17.15 cm) Secondary support: 17 × 14 in. (43.18 × 35.56 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Hiro Yamagata Foundation
Accession Number
AC1993.56.21.2
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Michaud, Philippe-Alain. Beat Generation: New York, San Francisco, Paris. Paris: Centre Pompidou, 2016.