Adam parfrey

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Church of Satan Sigil of Baphomet

In memoriam Adam Parfrey (1957-2018) Adam Parfrey was committed to looking past the conventionally-offered, processed, herd-think dichotomies toward the oddities and fringe thinkers in search of a comprehensive understanding of what it means to be human. He embraced the outré, the bizarre—from theories that shattered accepted paradigms to sheer kookery—and published works by outsiders whose voices advanced atypical approaches. He gave them a platform and gave us additional evidence to ponder, so that we might have richer sources for making judgments about the exquisitely surreal world in which we live.  I met him many years ago, through our shared association […]

Church of Satan Sigil of Baphomet

Feral House Presents: American Grotesque: the Life and Art of William MortensenSlide Show, Book Release & Signing Party Friday, February 13th from 7pm – 9pm @ La Luz de Jesus/Soap Plant/Wacko 4633 Hollywood BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90027(323) 666-7667 [email protected] Publisher Adam Parfrey and authors Larry Lytle and Michael Moynihan will be present to sign copies of American Grotesque as well as The Command to Look: A Master Photographer’s Method for Controlling the Human Gaze, with Lytle speaking about Mortensen with a slide show. Other special collaborators are scheduled to appear as well.