William S. Burroughs is still contributing to art shows
| April 1st, 2009
Richard Metzger, who’s guestblogging at BoingBoing again, presented me today with a great opportuniy: “Ah Pook is Here”, now finally presented in full-color graphic novelish style after the associated costs of printing production sacked the deal about 30 years ago.
When “Ah Pook is Here” was published in 1979, it was in a form greatly diminished from the authors’ original intent. Originally conceived as a graphic novel in the pictographic format of the surviving Mayan codices, the project –eight years in the making– consisted of over 100 illustrations by Malcolm McNeill, 30 in full color and about 50 pages of text.
The illustrations from “Ah Pook is Here” have been rediscovered after 38 years and are traveling the world, displayed in various art galleries. On April 4, the exhibit opens at the Track 16 Gallery in Los Angeles. I can’t wait to see this! One of the paintings is 25 feet long! Hopefully the attention the work has received lately will see “Ah Pook is Here” published as Burroughs and McNeill envisioned it.
“Ah Pook is Here”: Unseen William S Burroughs Graphic Novel Art Show [BoingBoing]
