Carl Abrahamsson

Fenris Wolf 8 release evening in London and more news

August 31, 2016

A release evening for The Fenris Wolf 8 will take place at the Atlantis Bookshop in London on Monday, September 5th between 7 and 9 pm. Join Vanessa Sinclair and me for a fun evening of mingling, poetry reading and just generally celebrating the massive contents of The Wolf! See you there! Vanessa Sinclair will present a paper called Third Mind Work and Pandrogeny at the Trans-States conference at Northampton University (September 9th – 10th), and I will be there to promote a magico-anthropological spirit and mingle. Please also check out Vanessa’s and Katelan Foisy’s new page Chaos of the Third Mind! Sub Umbra Alarum Luna will be screened at the Spectacle in New York on September 17th, as part of a program on magical experimental cinema. I will introduce and screen Change Itself – An Art Apart: Genesis Breyer P-Orridge at the Fonomo Festival in Poland on October 20th. The screening will be followed by a Q & A session.

Books you need to get and preferably read too

August 26, 2016

It would be so wonderful to have the time to actually A) read some new books and B) write about them in depth. But until that moment comes, I’ll have to make do with C) a superficial overview. I’m just very happy that there are so many interesting books coming out, and if you hadn’t seen or heard of any of these titles before, then I’ve definitely acquired some good book lover/publisher karma. A.J. Lees: Mentored by a Madman – The William Burroughs Experiment (Notting Hill Editions, 2016) The back side copy text of this book is so to the point I’ll just use that here: “A fascinating personal account by one of the world’s leading neurologists on the profound influence of William Burroughs on his medical career. Lees relates how Burroughs, author of Naked Lunch and troubled drug addict, inspired him to discover a ground-breaking treatment for Parkinson’s Disease. Lees journeys to the Amazonian rainforests in search of...

Stockholm DVD release evening

August 24, 2016

To celebrate the release of my two new films, there will be a get-together at groovy restaurant/bar/gallery Taverna Brillo in Stockholm. Pencil in the date and time: Wednesday, August 31st, 7-9 pm. All available Trapart Film DVDs released by Njutafilms will be available at a discounted price, including, of course, the two new ones: CHANGE ITSELF – An Art Apart: Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and THE MYSTERY OF LIFE – An Art Apart: Gustaf Broms. DJ Pontus Wedlund will provide a suitable mix of sounds and tunes! See you there! And if you can’t make it, you can find all the stuff here: on DVD or online! Thank you.

Two new films released today!

August 22, 2016

The two most recent films in the An Art Apart series of documentaries are released today by Swedish company Njutafilms. They are available on DVD via the TRAPART store and online via VIMEO. If you happen to be in Stockholm on August 31st, please drop by Taverna Brillo between 7 and 9 pm, as there will be a release get-together, and the films will be available at a discounted price. DJ: Pontus Wedlund. Change Itself – An Art Apart: Genesis Breyer P-Orridge from Carl Abrahamsson on Vimeo. The DVD can be ordered HERE! You can watch the film online HERE! The Mystery of Life – An Art Apart: Gustaf Broms from Carl Abrahamsson on Vimeo. The DVD can be ordered HERE! You can watch the film online HERE!