Fauchere literary series explores the ‘psychedelic sixties' with Alastair Gordon

MILFORD — Critic, curator and author Alastair Gordon will explore the revolutionary and radical spaces created by rebel designers and architects of the Psychedelic Sixties at a reception and slide show at the Hotel Fauchere on Thursday, June 19 at 5:30 p.m. The event, part of the Fauchere’s Literary Series, is open to the public. Complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Gordon, a Milford resident, will present a brief talk and slide-show of previously unpublished photographs and architectural designs from one of the most imaginative periods of the last century. The images are featured in his new book, Spaced Out Radical Environments of Psychedelic Sixties. The illustrated book, just published by Rizzoli, encompasses thoughts from Marx and Thoreau to everyday people looking for the “infinite sky” and how to live in a new consciousness in free-form structures. Experimentation in life and the architecture that was produced from the idealistic views of this era were fueled by the psychedelics of that time, but carried important underlying morals that also laid the foundation for continued revolutionary spirits today, according to Gordon. “Psychic artists” expanded the mind with all manner of lights, mirrors, goggles, prosthetic head expanders, and other contraptions rigged for optic and aural exploration. Gordon sees the era as an unexpected twist in the late industrial age: art and technology combining to produce a new kind of mysticism. “I was amazed at how timely and important a lesson (the Sixties) still taught about true sustainability and ecological balance. The question remains: can we have true green sustainability without sweeping social change?” asks Gordon. “And that’s another good reason to look back to the Sixties with a fresh, open-minded perspective. There’s much to be learned.” Join Alastair Gordon as he shares his exploration of the Psychedelic Sixties on Thursday, June 19 at 5:30 p.m. and preview astounding architectural designs and photographs from the trippy-era when young people showed a creative willingness to try to reinvent the universe. For more information please call 570-409-1212 or visit www.hotelfauchere.com .