Talk
Debord and 'SOCIETY OF THE SPECTACLE'
22 Apr 2009
Event times
Starts at 7pm - arrive early - limited seating
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- UNIT 22 15 Prince Edward Road Oslo House East Wing
- Hackney Wick
- London
- E9 5EU
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Buses: 26, N26, 30, 236, 276,308, 488, 388
- Changeat Stratford underground to overground, one stop to Hackney Wick
- Train: Hackney Wick
A Philosophical series taking place at Housmans in collaboration with Elevator Gallery
About
Elevator Gallery presents:Debord and the 'Society of the Spectacle'
Wednesday 22nd April ' 7pm
Led by Elevator's Andy Murray
Guests from the cutting-edge artist-run Elevator Gallery present a discussion on Spectacle and Simulacra, with reference to the Situationist International.
'Life used to be directly lived, but has since receded into representation' ' Debord, 'The Society of the Spectacle'.
How do we understand a world saturated by media images? Do we live in a Society of the Spectacle from which authentic life needs to be recovered? Or, as Jean Baudrillard claimed, is there no reality to speak of, except a hypereality of media representation? An introduction to these problems, involving screenings of a selection of Debord's films, to discuss how art can communicate outside of the dominant commodity culture of globalised capitalism, and how political resistance can remain possible in a world where the Gulf-War might not have really happened.
Includes film screenings.
FREE EVENT
Housmans Book Shop
5 Caledonion Road
Kings Cross
London
N1 9DX
For more information about Elevator Gallery please visit: http://www.elevatorgallery.co.uk
