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Artpress Dossier on Maurice Blanchot and Nihilism

publication · 2026-04-24

The January 1987 issue of Artpress features a dossier on nihilism, focusing on Maurice Blanchot. The text describes Blanchot's writing as a siren song, a murmur, or a continuous bass line close to silence, interspersed with cries, shocking formulas, and intimidating figures such as paradoxes, oxymorons, and palindromes. The dossier explores Blanchot's contribution to contemporary nihilist discourse.

Key facts

  • Dossier published in Artpress in January 1987.
  • Theme is nihilism with focus on Maurice Blanchot.
  • Blanchot's writing characterized by paradoxes, oxymorons, and palindromes.
  • Described as a siren song, murmur, or continuous bass line.
  • Associated with silence, cries, and shocking formulas.
  • Part of a larger dossier on nihilism.

Entities

Artists

  • Maurice Blanchot

Institutions

  • Artpress

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