The Gaspar Noé movie that encouraged viewers to exit the cinema: “You have 30 seconds to leave!”
A shocking movie.
Avant Garde
Duct Tape, Bedsheets, Fake Blood: An introduction to the insanity of Gary Wilson
A fearlessly original artist.
Jonas Mekas and the beauty of autobiographical avant-garde cinema
“I would like to always remain there…”
The Residents: how Hardy Fox developed his eyeball fixation
An endlessly unique group with a desire for anonymity.
Henry Cow – ‘In Praise of Learning’: Britain’s most revolutionary album?
A pioneering effort by the avant-garde masters.
The film Gaspar Noé called “one of the most psychotic movies”
“This is an absolute shamanic trip from beginning to end.”
‘The Other Side of the Underneath’: Jane Arden’s radical British feminist horror
A claustrophobic yet vital piece of experimental cinema.
The organised chaos of John Zorn’s Naked City
You’ve probably never heard anything quite like Naked City.
Fluxus, The Theatre of Eternal Music and the birth of The Velvet Underground
The band’s origins are heavily rooted in New York’s avant-garde art scene.
‘Lady Lazarus’: a visual exploration of Sylvia Plath’s poetry
A lucid and mesmerising blend of poetry and imagery.