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Oeuvres sur papier: Musée Cantini, 17 juin-17 septembre 1995
Book by Artaud, Rowell, Margit
- GenresArt
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First published September 1, 1996
About the author
Antonin Artaud
285 books820 followersFrench surrealist poet and playwright Antonin Artaud advocated a deliberately shocking and confrontational style of drama that he called "theater of cruelty."
People better knew Antoine Marie Joseph Artaud, an essayist, actor, and director.
Considered among the most influential figures in the evolution of modern theory, Antonin Artaud associated with artists and experimental groups in Paris during the 1920s.
Political differences then resulted in him breaking and founding the theatre Alfred Jarry with Roger Vitrac and Robert Aron. Together, they expected to create a forum for works to change radically. Artaud especially expressed disdain for west of the day, panned the ordered plot and scripted language that his contemporaries typically employed to convey ideas, and recorded his ideas in such works as Le Theatre de la cruaute and The Theatre and Its Double .
Artaud thought to represent reality and to affect the much possible audience and therefore used a mixture of strange and disturbing forms of lighting, sound, and other performance elements.
Artaud wanted that the "spectacle" that "engulfed and physically affected" this audience, put in the middle. He referred to this layout like a "vortex," a "trapped and powerless" constantly shifting shape.
People better knew Antoine Marie Joseph Artaud, an essayist, actor, and director.
Considered among the most influential figures in the evolution of modern theory, Antonin Artaud associated with artists and experimental groups in Paris during the 1920s.
Political differences then resulted in him breaking and founding the theatre Alfred Jarry with Roger Vitrac and Robert Aron. Together, they expected to create a forum for works to change radically. Artaud especially expressed disdain for west of the day, panned the ordered plot and scripted language that his contemporaries typically employed to convey ideas, and recorded his ideas in such works as Le Theatre de la cruaute and The Theatre and Its Double .
Artaud thought to represent reality and to affect the much possible audience and therefore used a mixture of strange and disturbing forms of lighting, sound, and other performance elements.
Artaud wanted that the "spectacle" that "engulfed and physically affected" this audience, put in the middle. He referred to this layout like a "vortex," a "trapped and powerless" constantly shifting shape.
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April 4, 2025
This was a very interesting look at some of Antonin Artaud's art. Being French, an artist, and mentally ill, he is as cool as Rimbaud. Artaud drew most of this work in the 1940s while being hospitalized in a mental asylum. My only problem with the book is that I wanted to see more color drawings by Artaud, which is where he really shines. After the drawings stay tuned to read some interviews conducted by Sylvère Lotringer with Nancy Spero, wife of Leon Golub, Patti Smith, and Kikki Smith. Oh, and Kiki Smith makes some bizarre connections with Artaud's art, self-mutilation, Catholicism, and how all of this deals with the body. Cool stuff
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