A trans-theoretical essay: Arnaud Labelle-Rojoux explores the arcana of artists’ cult status through a kaleidoscopic series of portraits of “banished” visual artists, filmmakers, writers, musicians and architects, from Wes Anderson to John Zorn via William S. Burroughs, Jean-Luc Godard, John Cage, Mike Kelley, Jonas Mekas, Genesis P-Orridge, Jérôme Bel, Dick Higgins, Derek Jarman, Dan Graham, Martin Kippenberger, David Lynch, etc.