Tag Archives: Art and Revolution

Surrealism: The Emergence of a Radical Experiential Reality

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

We share a rich essay by Luke Francis Beirne on the relations between surrealism and radical politics, published by the anarchist The Commoner (23/04/2022). ___ ‘Freedom is the only cause worth serving,’ Andre Breton, 1924 ‘It was in the black mirror … Continue reading →

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Penny Rimbaud: The howl of life

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

Freedom is not an abstract noun to be tossed about in the semantic trash can by dusty academics looking for an intellectual fix. It is a birth; a verb. Like the air we breathe, freedom is free to us all, … Continue reading →

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For Elza Soares (1930-2022)

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

Não tenho medo de nada. Temos que ensinar o medo a ter medo de nós./I am not afraid of anything. We have to teach fear to be afraid of us. Elza Soares For her courage and resistance, for her rebellious … Continue reading →

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Viva l’anarchia: Lina Wertmüller (1928-2021)

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Julius Gavroche

In grotesque realism… the bodily element is deeply positive. It is presented not in a private, egoistic form, severed from other spheres of life, but as something universal, representing all the people. As such it is opposed to severance from … Continue reading →

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The anarchy of a music: Niño de Elche

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Julius Gavroche

El Grito La elipse de un grito, va de monte a monte. Desde los olivos, será un arco iris negro sobre la noche azul. ¡Ay! Como un arco de viola, el grito ha hecho vibrar largas cuerdas del viento. ¡Ay! … Continue reading →

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Jacques Rancière: “The issue is to manage to maintain dissensus”

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Julius Gavroche

Interview with philosopher Jacques Rancière on the Covid-19 crisis, contemporary political upheavals the experience of art and film over the past year, and social media. [From the Verso Books Blog]. We met Jacques Rancière at his home in Paris with some tenacious questions in … Continue reading →

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The Paris Commune: In film

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Julius Gavroche

The Paris Commune of 1871 will have a life well beyond the historical events that mark the moment, politically, but also in various forms of artistic-political expression. The examples are many (music, poetry, literature, and so on), but in this … Continue reading →

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In gratitude: For Chick Corea (1941-2021)

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Julius Gavroche

Music is our witness, and our ally. The ‘beat’ is the confession which recognises, changes, and conquers time. Then, history becomes a garment we can wear, and share, and not a cloak in which to hide; and time becomes a … Continue reading →

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For Jean-Claude Carrière (1931-2021)

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Julius Gavroche

I should only believe in a God that would know how to dance.And when I saw my devil, I found him serious, thorough, profound, solemn:he was the spirit of gravity–through him all things fall.Not by wrath, but by laughter, do … Continue reading →

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Constantine Cavafy: A poetry to see by

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Julius Gavroche

The poets (by which I mean all artists) are finally the only people who know the truth about us. Soldiers don’t. Statesmen don’t. Priests don’t. Union leaders don’t. Only poets. James Baldwin For those who lead a provincial life, life … Continue reading →

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