From: "Edward Moore" <monsieurtexteem-AT-hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: SurrealMagick
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 21:04:29 PDT



>Those who would say that surrealism is relegated to the past via 
conformism to
>"art" and/or "literature" completely disregard surrealism itself. 

Only the fact is: Surrealism is a form of art, its works are now 
artifacts.  Just as every sentence you or I breathe is an artifact... if 
it is heard, of course -- interpretation produces the facts of art.

>"Art" is to
>be an expressions for surrealism, an exploration which might provide a 
more
>expedient medium for penetrating a more complete reality, that of 
sur-reality.

But what is this "(sur)reality"?  "Complete" is a word that cries out 
for guardians.  When you can safely do away with _supplements_... I 
should say, when the safety-net of a supplement is no longer attractive, 
then talk to me about "a more complete reality."

>We can say in regards to "literature" that surrealism began with 'the 
word.'
>This is, however, to be manifested, crucially, in poetic discovery - 
sepcifics
>of which include the irreducibility of the metaphor.

Via interpretation, metaphor is in a constant state of reduction: when 
the infinite conversation is over -- that is to say, when universal 
death, stagnancy, arrives on our doorstep wrapped neatly in white cloth, 
possibly with some religious symbols sewn into the fabric, then all will 
be reduced to the WORD.  Nothing began with "the word."  Not even 
Surrealism.  "Poetic discovery" is the quest for poetic immortality... a 
filling up action... It all began with a "hole in the universe..."  the 
void in the self.  Is there a non-metaphorical word for that?

Dadaism was an attempt to arrive at principles.  It's like this: try to 
destroy everything, and try damn hard... then whatever is left over, 
whatever resists destruction, must be worth saving, must be 
irreducible... yeah... But we have not yet done away with governments 
and religions and families and ignorance -- Are they worth saving?  What 
about universities, in which we discuss Surrealism and write papers 
about it? 

Edward



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