,*APT] #f ,N[ #aiggaigg ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM ,TEXT 3 #f4 ,N[ ,TODAY ,SURREALISM IS ALL >\ND US 9 ITS CO-OPT$ =MS - AS CONSUM] GOODS1 >T WORKS1 ADV]TIS+ TE*NIQUES1 ALI5AT+ IMAGES1 CULT OBJECTS1 RELIGI\S P>APH]NALIA & :AT HAVE Y\4 ,AS MU* AT ODDS AS SOME ( !SE MULTIF>I\S =MS MAY SEEM TO BE ) ! SPIRIT ( ,SURREALISM1 :AT ,I HAVE BE5 SEEK+ TO4CONVEY IS ?AT ,SURREALISM 9DE$ 0CONTA9$0 !M ALL FROM ! BEG9N+1 JU/ AS ,BOL%EVISM WAS 0FAT$0 TO G5]ATE ! ,/AL9I/ /ATE4 ,SURREALISM'S CURSE WAS ITS IDEOLOGICAL NATURE1 & IT WAS =EV] CONDEMN$ TO TRY & EXORCIZE ?IS CURSE1 EV5 GO+ SO F> AS TO REPLAY IT ON ! PRIVATE & MY/ICAL /AGE ( ! MY? ( OLD1 DULY EXHUM$ FROM ! DEP?S ( HI/ORY4 ,SURREALISM HAD ! LUCIDITY ( ITS PASSIONS1 BUT IT NEV] CONCEIV$ A PASSION = LUCIDITY4 ,SOME:]E BETWE5 ! >TIFICIAL P>ADISES ( CAPITALISM & SOCIALISM'S PIE 9 ! SKY1 IT CREAT$ A SPACE-TIME ( UNCOM=TABLE DETA*M5T & BLUNT$ AGGRESSIV5ESS :I* ! COMMODITY SY/EM & ITS SPECTACLE1 SPANN+ AS !Y DO BO? !SE ASPECTS ( ! OLD WORLD1 HAVE SWIFTLY GNAW$ TO ! BONE4 ,ALL WE CAN DO N[1 !RE=E1 IS TO SE>* 9 ,SURREALISM1 AS WE MI*IBRAS1 :I*1 9 ,JUNE #a#i#f#h1 C\LD /ILL WRITE3 ,LET US CONT9UE TO PR(ANE ! W> MEMORIALS & TURN !M 9TO MONUM5TS ( +RATITUDE4 7IT MU/ BE SAID ?AT ONLY A NATION ( PIGS C\LD HAVE HAD ! IDEA ( HONOR+ ! UNKN[N SOLDI] - LET US HOPE ?AT HE WAS A ,G]MAN DES]T]6 - BY PLAC+ HIS TOMB B5EA? A GROTESQUE TRIUMPHAL >*1 :I*1 ) ITS F\R LEGS SPREAD1 SEEMS = ALL ! WORLD TO BE %ITT+ ON ?AT POOR DEVIL S5T ONE SN[Y DAY TO %$ HIS R$ BLOOD = ! BLUE L9E ( ! ,VOSGES47 ,IT ALSO APPLIES TO ! 9C5DI>Y RANT1 FULLY WOR?Y ( ,PE]T1 ISSU$ BY A0,SURREALI/ ,LIB]ATION ,GR\P03 ,IF Y\ >E 9 DESPAIR1 IF Y\ >E SUICIDAL FROM BOR$OM1 IT IS TIME TO /OP ACT+ AGA9/ Y\RSELVES4 ,TIME TO TURN Y\R ANG] AGA9/ ?OSE :O >E REALLY TO BLAME = Y\R PR$ICAM5T4 ,BURN D[N ! *UR*ES1 ! B>RACKS1 ! POLICE /ATIONS6 ,LOOT ! DEP>TM5T /ORES6 ,BL[ UP ! /OCK EX*ANGE6 ,%OOT ALL JUDGES1 BOSSES1 TRADE-UNION POT5TATES1 COPS1 & SLAVE-DRIV]S6 ,WREAK V5GEANCE AT LA/ ON ?OSE :O TAKE !IR REV5GE ON Y\ = !IR [N IMPOT5CE & S]VILITY6 ,BUT IT WAS NO D\BT \TSIDE ,SURREALISM1 & 9 L>GE MEASURE ?ANKS TO ?OSE :O DEF9$ !MSELVES 9 CONTRADI/9CTION TO IT1 ?AT ?AT IRR$UCIBLE K]NEL ( FRE$OM :I* ,SURREALISM HAD SO FAI?FULLY YET SO MALADROITLY *AMPION$ WAS MO/ EFFECTIVELY REAFFIRM$4 ,RETURN+ = ! FIR/ TIME TO ! MOVEM5T'S ROOTS1 & VIEW+ IT CLE>LY 9 ! CONTEXT ( TODAY'S HI/ORICAL CONDITIONS1 !SE OPPON5TS ( ,SURREALISM READDRESS$ A PROBLEM ?AT HAD BE5 ALT]NATELY LO/ & F\ND 9 ! EBB & FL[ ( ! ,SURREALI/ TIDE3 ! PROBLEM ( ! TOTAL HUMAN BE+'S SELF-REALIZATION UND] ! SIGN ( FRE$OM4 ,SE5 FROM ! /&PO9T ( ?IS ASPIRATION1 ! ,SURREALI/S MAY SURELY BE SAID TO HAVE BE5 :AT ,BRETON WANT$ !M TO BE1 NAMELY1 ?AT M9ORITY :OM HE DESCRIB$1 9 0,PROLEGOM5A TO A ,?IRD ,MANIFE/O ( ,SURREALISM ,OR ,NOT01 AS 0?OSE :O RISE ) EV]Y NEW PROGRAM :I* PROMOTES ! GREAT] EMANCIPATION ( MANK9D BUT :I* HAS NOT YET BE5 PUT TO ! TE/ ( REALITY04 ,TO !SE ,BRETON GRANT$ ! GRACE ( A P]PETUAL ABILITY TO />T AFRE%3 ,9 VIEW ( ! HI/ORICAL PROCESS1 :]E AS WE WELL KN[ TRU? MANIFE/S ITSELF ONLY AS A KN[+ *UCKLE1 & IS NEV] REALLY GRASP$1 ,I MU/ AT LEA/ DECL>E MY ALLEGIANCE TO ?IS M9ORITY1 :O >E 5DLESSLY R5EWABLE & :O ALWAYS ACT AS A LEV]3 MY GREATE/ AMBITION W\LD BE FULFILL$ IF ,I C\LD SOMEH[ 5SURE ! NEV]-5D+ TRANSMISSIBILITY ( !IR !ORETICAL CONTRIBUTION AFT] ,I AM GONE4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #aigf 3 ,*APT] #f -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,APRIL #b#f1 #bb 3 ,*APT] #f -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/