BETTER BOOKS
SCREENING & PANEL DISCUSSION
25 July 2012 7 - 9pm at the South London Gallery
A series of films by artists associated with Better Books, a bookshop which served as the hub of London's counterculture during the 1960s
The screening includes early London Filmmakers Coop films by filmmakers Stephen Dwoskin, Simon Hartog, Jeff Keen, John Latham, Pip Benveniste, Piero Heliczer, Marie Menken, William Burroughs & Anthony Balch.
Followed by a discussion led by Dr. Gillian Whiteley, Dave Curtis with artists Bruce Lacey and Islwyn Watkins.
Films courtesy of the artists, LUX and the BFI.
All images courtesy of the artists and LUX.
Still from Stephen Dwoskin Alone (1963) 16mm, 3'
Still from John Latham Talk Mr Bard (1961) 16mm, 4'
Still from Simon Hartog Soul in a White Room (1968) 16mm, 3'
Still from Antony Balch & William S. Burroughs Towers Open Fire (1963) 16mm, 9'
