Brian Butler (artist)

This article is about the filmmaker and musician associated with Kenneth Anger and is not to be confused with Brian Patrick Butler or Brian Butler (Smash Palace).

For other people named Brian Butler, see Brian Butler (disambiguation).

Brian Butler
Occupations	Artist filmmaker musician music video director writer
Known for	The Bartzabel Working Brush of Baphomet Night of Pan Uncle Goddamn

Brian Butler is an American artist, filmmaker and musician influenced by dark arts from Los Angeles, California. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Butler is an artist and filmmaker who explores the dark arts that influences his art pieces, music videos and psychedelic short films. ^[3]

In 2013, Butler staged a performance of The Bartzabel Working by Aleister Crowley. ^[1] His film Babylon Working starred Paz de la Huerta and screened at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. ^[4] Butler produced several films with Kenneth Anger such as Night of Pan with Vincent Gallo. ^{[2] [5]} He collaborated with Anger in the band Technicolor Skull ^[6] and was his manager. ^[7]

Butler filmed The Dove and the Serpent in Normandy ^[2] and worked on the music video Modern Art by Black Lips. ^[5]

Filmography

Year	Title	Producer	Director	Editor	Actor	Screenwriter	Cinematographer	Notes
2000	Ich will!	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
2004	Disinfo Nation	Segment	No	No	No	No	No	Series
	Uncle Goddamn	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	[8]
2009	My Surfing Lucifer	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
	Night of Pan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Magus [2] [5]
	Brush of Baphomet	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	[9]
2010	Missoni	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	[5]
	42 One Dream Rush	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Magus
2011	The Dove and the Serpent	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	[2]
2019	Cinemagician – Conversations with Kenneth Anger	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

References

1. Koudounaris, Paul (2013-01-10). "Brian Butler Conjures the Demon Bartzabel". Vice . Retrieved 2023-10-25.
2. Nelson, Steffie (2011-06-01). "Brian Butler's Magick Act". T Magazine . Retrieved 2023-10-25.
3. Tewksbury, Drew (2013-09-26). "MOCAtv: Brian Butler and the Art of Darkness". KOCE-TV . Retrieved 2023-10-25.
4. Smith, Jonathan (2013-09-19). "Brian Butler and Paz de la Huerta on 'Babalon Working'". Vice . Retrieved 2023-10-25.
5. Christian, Rose E. (2011-05-19). "Brian Butler: Spell-Raiser". LA Weekly . Retrieved 2023-10-25.
6. Russell, Charles (2010-05-14). "The Wickedest Man in LA". HuffPost . Retrieved 2023-10-25.
7. Kobek, Jarett (2023-05-30). "Remembering Kenneth Anger (1927–2023)". Frieze . Retrieved 2023-10-25.
8. Metzger, Richard (2010-01-07). "Brian Butler's "Night of Pan" With Kenneth Anger and Vincent Gallo". DangerousMinds. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
9. "Occultural Film Series: Magick in Cinema – Harry Smith Archives" . Retrieved 2023-10-29.

External links

• Brian Butler at IMDb