Plateau Beaubourg
1974 · Ink and cut-and-pasted gelatin silver prints on paper
11 x 12 1/2" (27.9 x 31.8 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Brion Gysin
1916
WA-00021328
Painting
Representation
None documented
2
Institutional Exhibitions
5
Works in Collection
20
Assets Indexed
3
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (2)
Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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New Humans: Memories of the Future
New Museum
2026
No image
Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1962–1963
Field Verification (3 fields)
1 cross-verified · 2 single-source
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- LocationArtsy· 85%
- NationalityArtsy· 85%
Source Registry (2)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
- Artsy (bulk)Tier 1 · Institutional85%
About
Why this artist matters now
Brion Gysin was a British-Canadian painter, writer, sound poet, performance artist and inventor of experimental devices.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago
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Artworks (5)
Artwork sources (1)
5 published of 10 catalogued · 4 with image
- MoMA5 publishedof 10 catalogued4 img
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2Collections2
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
New Museum
In collection
New Museum
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