Tag Archives: Annie Le Brun

Annie Le Brun on Surrealism

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Julius Gavroche

… the worst thing would be for surrealism, turned on its head, would be to make us forget the extent to which “the flora and fauna of surrealism are unmentionable”, but also that the quality of the air we breathe … Continue reading →

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Annie Le Brun: For a communism of darkness

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

A secret harmony exists between the earth and the peoples whom it nourishes, and when reckless societies allow themselves to meddle with that which creates the beauty of their domain, they always end up regretting it. In places where the … Continue reading →

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Politics in times of catastrophe (7)

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Julius Gavroche

In all the representations disseminated by catastrophism, in the way they are elaborated as well as in the conclusions they inspire, we see above all an astonishing accumulation of denials of reality. The most obvious is the one that refers … Continue reading →

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The anarchy of beauty: Annie Le Brun

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

  There is no very evident use in beauty; the necessity of it for cultural purposes is not apparent, and yet civilization could not do without it. The science of aesthetics investigates the conditions in which things are regarded as beautiful; it … Continue reading →

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