From: umptyre-AT-riseup.net Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 20:18:06 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [postanarchism] Re: bataille > surrealism: i dont care much for surrealism. bunuel? the chicago group? vernacular surrealism? surre(gion)alism? carrington? nothing of value in the whole diverse lot? ... > the 'best' of them were > dropouts-- bataille, dali, artaud.. dali the fascist/royalist?! ... > both of whom are rather sadsack existentialists, imo. how do you figure? (and what the hell does "sadsack" mean?) ... > but no real joy what about the joy of horror? ... > there is never an escape from > decline, utility, reason, what about "the bird of the woods & the solitude of the forest?" ... > sure he can write a nice phrase but so what, isn't poetry a bit more than a nice phrase? poet as seer (gilbert-lecomte)? poet as sensitive brute (the beats)? poetry as yoga? ... > surrealist madlibs style madlibs? what about ernst's alchemy? ... > essay 'energumen capitalism' or the whole of 'libidinal economy' can be > read as a counter to bataille. okay, here you have my interest. can you talk about this? ... > bataille is a > depressed anthropologist. i see him more as a deranged librarian or a perverted monk. ... > why should we be content with the 'boldness' of his bad faith?? well, i don't know. it's good enough for bjork, innit? cheers, - daniil o. steere
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