The Situationist International (this is a punk rock introduction from 1984, published in Maximum Rock 'n' Roll), a group of artists, writers and filmmakers from Europe, were active as a group from 1957-1968. Their influence extended beyond those confines, though, as Greil Marcus outlined in
Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century. Ken Knabb has released online his indispensable
Situationist International Anthology, and has collected many other crucial texts, including many about
San Francisco Situationist groups, at
The Bureau of Public Secrets. A more recent appropriation of Situationist rhetoric and strategies can be found in
Ulysses Speaks (previous MeFi link
here), the organ of the DC punk rock band
Nation of Ulysses. More information and Situationist repositories
here and (including a detailed timeline)
here.
posted by OmieWise
on Jul 19, 2005 -
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