Situationist International

Content by or about the Situationist International from the 1960s and 70s.

Situationist map of Paris

Situationist map of Paris

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Preface - Richard Parry

Preface to the 1998 edition of "Leaving the 20th Century: the incomplete work of the Situationist International".

"La vie VITE" grafitti - "the FAST life".

'Those who make half a Revolution only dig their own graves' the Situationists since 1969 - Christopher Gray

A slightly downbeat assessment of post-situationist world in 1974.

"beneath the paving stones the beach" graffiti, Paris May 1968

'Shake in your shoes bureaucrats' the Situationists 1965-1969 - Christopher Gray

The second of three introductory articles about the Situationist International from "Leaving the…

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'Everyone will live in his own cathedral' the Situationists 1958-1964 - Christopher Gray

Introduction to the "Leaving the 20th Century" anthology by translator and English…

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Leaving the 20th Century - The incomplete works of the Situationist International

English translations of 22 texts from Internationale Situationniste, with three introductory…

A selection of quotes

The Blind Men and the Elephant

A poster by Ken Knabb collecting quotes about the Situationist International (January 1975). Reprinted in Public Secrets: Collected Skirmishes of…

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Lost Texts Around King Mob

9 January 2024 BPC Publications (London) announces release of the first book in the WisEbooks Series: Lost Texts Around King Mob: 1968-72…

Expect Anything, Fear Nothing: The Situationist Movement in Scandinavia

The first English-language presentation of the Scandinavian Situationists and their role in the…

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Cosmonauts of the Future: Texts from the Situationist Movement in Scandinavia

First ever English-language anthology of the Scandinavian Situationists. Edited by Mikkel Bolt…

The Crisis of the Situationist International - Jonathan Horelick

A critique from a former member of the American section of the SI, published in 1973.

The Veritable Split in the International - Situationist International

The final publication of the S.I. from 1972.

Notes to Serve as a History of the SI from 1969 to 1971 - Debord & Sanguinetti

On the internal difficulties of the Situationist International in its final years, including several resignations and exclusions.