Bryon Gysin with Dreamachine at Musée des Art Décoratifs, Paris, 1962. The first U.S. retrospective of Gysin's work is exhibited at the New Museum until October 3rd.
In the New Museum there are two exhibitions — Brion Gysin: Dream Machine and Amy Granat: Light 3 Ways. Granat’s “Light 3 Ways” is a video projection showing different ways light can be perceived accompanied a sound piece. The pieces look like black strands dancing on a white background. However, trying to watch the projections, listen to the sounds, and read the description of the artist and piece in a narrow corridor where people are passing by makes it difficult to focus on the piece for a long length of time.
Gysin used dream-like effects. The “Dream Machine” is a suitable title for the exhibition. The machine is located in a small dark room with cushions around it. It is a spinning metal cylinder from which light flickers out of from cut-outs in the side. [click to continue….]
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