David Wise

Content on or about David Wise (1943-), writer, construction worker and member of King Mob. David was the twin brother of Stuart Wise.

Bordeaux Derive

The 2020-21 Bordeaux Dérive - Jack de Montreuil

Written by Jack de Montreuil / Tridni Vallka / Dialectical Delinquents. Put together with further comment plus details regarding attacks on MOMA …

The covers of two books by Brendan Ward

Building stories: reflections on Brendan Ward's books - Stuart Wise

Reflections on Brendan Ward's "Builders' Remembered" (1984) and "Builders, Chancers and the Crack" …

Kurt Schwitters and Hilde Goldstein outside the Merz Barn, c. 1946

Kurt Schwitters and a Merzbau / Rubbish, Jiggery Pokery and the Wise Bros........

A 2013 text by Dave & Stuart Wise on German surrealist/dadaist Kurt Schwitters' "Merz barn" in the…

Wayward Notes on Feminism: A little bit of backwardness? - Stuart Wise

On French surrealist writer and poet Annie Le Brun, via some recent books, Blake, De Sade and Engels…

Os Cangaceiros poster courtesy of Just Seeds

Situating "the blurred trail of the Cangaceiros on the social pampas"

Three introductory texts to Os Cangaceiros - a European direct action group originating in France in…

John Dennis

Memories of John Dennis

A remarkable miner from Kiveton Park colliery, South Yorkshire, who kicked the bucket on the 22nd of May, 2002. Compiled by David Wise and…

On the 1970 Situationist reorientation debate and more - David Wise

On the 1970 Situationist Reorientation Debate, the Never Work(ing) worker. Mayakovsky / Tatlin & the…

Ralph Rumney

Ralph Rumney: Hidden Connections, Ruminations and Rambling Parentheses - David Wise

On situationist and artist Ralph Rumney via Halifax, EP Thompson, William Blake, Guy Debord and Yves…

Two black and white photographs of Trocchi - playing chess and injecting himself with a syringe

Alex Trocchi's Hour Upon The Stage - David & Stuart Wise (Spring 2008)

The Wise Brothers on the situationist and novelist Alex Trocchi. Originally published on the Revolt…

Stuart Wise on a roof in London

Vanishing New York / London Gentrification - Loren Goldner and David Wise

"Plus an old anti-art text by David Wise along with perhaps the last text by Loren Goldner who was…

Finally a few more creative (Muros) wall slogans in Spain and Latin America

By Stuart Wise, 2019 (again with a wee bit of help from twin-bro, Dave)

Further comments regarding the possible subversive contribution of a variety of everyday life graffiti in Latin America and occasionally Spain

By Stuart Wise. (2019) - with a wee bit of help from twin-bro Dave. Originally…