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Semiotext(e) Intervention Series
Semiotext(e) is an independent publisher of critical theory, fiction, philosophy, art criticism, activist texts and non-fiction. History Founded in 1974, ''Semiotext(e)'' began as a journal that emerged from a semiotics reading group led by Sylvère Lotringer at Columbia University. Initially, the magazine was devoted to readings of thinkers like Nietzsche and Saussure. In 1978, Lotringer and his collaborators published a special issue, ''Schizo-Culture'', in the wake of a conference of the same name he had organized two years before at Columbia University. The magazine brought together artists and thinkers such as Gilles Deleuze, Kathy Acker, John Cage, Michel Foucault, Jack Smith, Martine Barrat and Lee Breuer. ''Schizo-Culture'' brought out connections between high theory and underground culture that had not yet been made, and forged the "high/low" aesthetic that remains central to the Semiotext(e) project. As the group dispersed over time, issues appeared less frequentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvère Lotringer
Sylvère Lotringer (15 October 1938 – 8 November 2021) was a French-born Literary critics, literary critic and cultural theorist. Initially based in New York City, he later lived in Los Angeles and Baja California, Mexico.Hultkrans, Andrew"Bookforum talks with Sylvère Lotringer,"14 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2021.Schwarz, Henry and Anne Balsamo. "Under the Sign of Semiotext(e): The Story According to Sylvere Lotringer and Chris Kraus," ''Critique'', Spring 1996, p. 205–21. He is best known for synthesizing Post-structuralism, French theory with American literary, cultural and architectural avant-garde movements as founder of the journal ''Semiotext(e)'' and for his interpretations of theory in a 21st-century context.Darms, Lisa"Semiotext at the Biennial: An Interview with Hedi el Kholti,"''Hyperallergic'', 17 May 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2021.Whitney Museum of American ArtSemiotext(e)2014 Biennial. Retrieved 7 October 2021.''Semiotext(e)''Sylvère Lotringer Retrieve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |