we will be discussing
demanding the impossible: an introduction to the Situationist International (S.I)
The Situationist International was one of the rare revolutionary groups to critique Capitalism in its advanced cultural stage...as it was lived in the everyday life by the mid to late century proletariat. Combining whit, humor, rigor, and a fearless candor they analyzed architecture, art, politics of both left and right, the riot, drunkenness, and beauty. The S.I. left a legacy that few have been able to simulate, and even less fully absorb into their own lives.
Free University of Los Angeles will be giving a lecture/ discussion titled
Demanding the impossible: the Situationist International (S.I.): Revolutionary movement or art movement?
We will discuss the Situationist contribution to revolutionary movements both at the personal and the political level, "the realization and suppression of art", american post-situationist groups, the relation to academia and art institutions.
Tell everyone!!!
Bring: friends (any non-authoritarian will do), your
sense of humor, disagreements, food and refreshments.
DON’T bring: dogma or any other commodities
see ya on saturday
just wondering...
glad this event is taking place, its about time that this
movement was revisited in terms of ideology, not just
the great music it produced...
Would you be more particular to Entertainment or Solid Gold?
"The problem of leisure
What to do for pleasure"
ENTERTAINMENT!!!!!
"The problem of leisure
What to do for pleasure"
ENTERTAINMENT!!!!!
The S.I. left a legacy that few have been able to simulate, and even less fully absorb into their own lives.
You got that right, since no one's ever heard of 'em.
Gang of Four are one of the GREATEST bands of all time, at least for the period of their first few releases.
My ambition was to have ambition.
...but you have nothing to show for your dreams....
Handouts, they got me down
so I got into camoflage.
Christ I love this record.
GoF live were amazing.