Situationist International

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

Situationist map of Paris

Situationist map of Paris

Guy Debord (left), Michele Bernstein and Asger Jorn

Asger Jorn and the Situationist International (1957-61) - Guy Atkins

An entertaining account of the Danish painter Asger Jorn's time as a founder and member of the…

A street scene - a newspaper seller is asleep on a chair whilst a young woman walks by. Bicycles are propped up against a concrete pillar onto which billposters are affixed with hebrew writing

The First Signs of a Revolutionary Culture in Israel - Jacques Ovadia

A view from Israel, "a country in the making". From: Internationale Situationniste #4 (June 1960).

A labyrinth

Die Welt als Labyrinth

On the difficulties with a situationist installation at the Stedilijk Museum in Amsterdam. From Internationale Situationniste #4 (January 1960).

Pond boats, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, 1968.

The Use of Free Time

From Internationale Situationniste #4 (June 1960)

Corrections to Adopting the Eleven Points of Amsterdam

Some brief amendments to a previous SI document, from International Situationniste #3 (December 1959).

Platform for a Cultural Revolution - André Frankin

A brief statement on culture, from Internationale Situationniste #3 (December 1959)

Discussion on an Appeal to Revolutionary Artists and Intellectuals

From Internationale Situationniste #3 (December 1959).

A black and white photo of situationists sitting around a large table with papers in front of them

The Third SI Conference in Munich

A report from Internationale Situationniste #3 (December 1959)

Situationist News - December 1959

The usual updates, mudslinging and exclusions from Internationale Situationniste #3 (December 1959).

An experimental zone for the dérive. The center of Amsterdam, which will be systematically explored by situationist teams in April-May 1960.

Unitary Urbanism at the End of the 1950s

The situationist case for Unitary Urbanism. From Internationale Situationniste #3 (December 1959).

Hiroshima mon amour film poster

Cinema After Alain Resnais

The situationists on Alain Resnais and his film Hiroshima mon amour. From Internationale Situationniste #3 (December 1959).

The Meaning of Decay in Art

From Internationale Situationniste #3 (December 1959).