23 - Brion Gysin (1916–1986)

Brion Gysin (1916–1986) Songs of Marrakech, 1959 Watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower right, titled lower left 33 x 24 cm Condition report: Featured From April 10 to July 12, 2026, the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris is presenting the first retrospective of the work of the American-Canadian artist Brion Gysin in a Parisian museum. The curators’ introduction reads as follows: “Born in Great Britain in 1916, Brion Gysin is a multifaceted artist—a painter, poet, performer, photographer, and musician—often associated with the Beat Generation. As the inventor of the Cut-up and the Dreamachine, his work spans the intersection of painting and writing, drawing on an ever-evolving range of visual languages.”