Ports of Entry: William S. Burroughs and the Arts

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Ports of Entry: William S. Burroughs and the Arts
Ports of Entry: William S. Burroughs and the Arts
Robert Sobbieszek, curator
Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Ports of Entry is the first retrospective exhibition of the art of William Burroughs. It explores how Burrough's works has influenced the current cultural landscape and how his ideas have ben absorbed into newer art, advertising, and popular culture.

Exhibition images

Works of art

William S. Burroughs (1914–1997), Ghost of a Chance no. 15 (The Bridge)
William S. Burroughs (1914–1997), Ghost of a Chance no. 15 (The Bridge)
William S. Burroughs
Ghost of a Chance no. 15 (The Bridge)
1989
William S. Burroughs (1914–1997), Four Celestial Babies
William S. Burroughs (1914–1997), Four Celestial Babies
William S. Burroughs
Four Celestial Babies
1992
William S. Burroughs (1914–1997); Roger Holden (born 1952), untitled, from Cybernetic Cut-Ups
William S. Burroughs (1914–1997); Roger Holden (born 1952), untitled, from Cybernetic Cut-Ups
William S. Burroughs , Roger Holden
untitled, from Cybernetic Cut-Ups
1995
David Bradshaw, William Burroughs with My Smith and Wesson Model 629
David Bradshaw, William Burroughs with My Smith and Wesson Model 629
David Bradshaw
William Burroughs with My Smith and Wesson Model 629
1986