Façade, Issue 7, n.d. [1978]

Includes "Galering for Façade" by Brion Gysin, a listing/commentary of recent events including The Nova Convention, a film on the life of Kerouac, parties, meeting David Bowie to discuss the [original and unproduced] film of Naked Lunch, the publishing of The Third Mind in New York with Burroughs, his Beaubourg photography exhibition, Helmut Newton's exhibition and more.  Includes photos of Burroughs and Gysin.

Published in Paris, France by Façade in 1978.

This copy was acquired from Librairie Jean-Yves Lacroix (Gouloux, France). Quite scarce.

Bibliographic Information:

• Not in Shoaf
• Not in Schottlaender (v4, v5)
• Raven 19780000FACA.0.7

Selected Contents:

• Façade and Eddie Constantine: "Eddie, fais-moi Lemmy!" (interview)
• Michael DelMar and Jack Nicholson: "Astroview: Utiliser les etoiles pour mieux connaitre les stars" (interview)
• Thierry Ardisson: "Kongaï" (prose)
• Lawrence Sackmann: photograph
• Roger Talon: "Chroniques du Modernisme" (essay)
• Maud Molyneux and Gonzague Saintbris: "La Madone des Cocktails rencontre le Petit Prince des Grandes Ondes" (interview)
• Jacques de Basher: "Palacing for Façade" (news)
• Façade and Daniel Filipacchi: "Fame and Fortune" (interview)
• Sonia Rykiel, Loris Azzaro, Kenzo Takada, Thierry Mugler, Karl Lagerfeld, Paco Rabanne, and Tan Giudicelli: "Photowriting" (essays)
• Michael DelHar: "Dining for Façade" (news)
• Michel Momy, Steve Jiett, Erica Lennardt, Kosak, Gilles Bensimon, François Lamy, Pierre Commoy et Gilles Blanchard: "Perversion Fashion" (fashion)
• François Wimille: "Mode d'emploi" (essay)
• Alain Pacadis and Dolly Parton: "Chatain Gras / Blond Platine" (interview)
• Brion Gysin: "Galering for Façade" (news)
• Frederic Beithet: "Rive Gauching for Façade" (news)
• Alain Pacadis: "Sid Vicious est-il vraiment mort?" (essay)
• Olivier Lorquin and Vince Taylor: "Vince Taylor est-il toujours vivant?" (essay)
• Alain Pacadis: "Nightclubbing for Façade" (news)

Publishing Information:

• Director: Alain Benoist
• Editorial: Alain Benoist, Jean Luc Maître, Thierry Ardisson
• Printing: Art et Impression