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DESCRIPTION:Micah is going to be speaking about the French movement The Situationist 
 International, a extraordinary revolutionary artistic movement informed by 
 Marxist critiques of capitalism. In particular, they focused on creating 
 experiences and spaces for people to experience life outside of the 
 spectacular, consumer-driven modern spectacle. \n\nGuy Debord, a member of 
 this group, articulated all of this beautifully in a book titled "La 
 Société du spectacle" or "The Society of the Spectacle" wherein he argues 
 that one of the primary means of control exerted by Capitalist society is 
 the false reality created through the media, arguing that this spectacle 
 both drains and controls the masses. It is both a politically and 
 philosophically beautiful argument that riffed on the work of Jean Paul 
 Sartre and borrowed heavily from Asger Jorn, his friend, visual artist, and 
 fellow member of SI. The Situationist offered theater, music, and art as an 
 antidote to Capitalist consumerism. They likewise argued against the 
 Modernist resistance to the inclusion of politics in art, offering instead 
 a vision of the arts as vital to politics and vice versa. \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/10/01/18660426.php
SUMMARY:Micah White from Adbusters: French Situationist Art Movement
LOCATION:Napa Valley College in room 838\n2277 Napa Vallejo Highway\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/10/01/18660426.php
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