Jean-Christophe Bailly, Lacoue-Labarthe, Nancy: New Books on Urbanism, Animals, and Philosophy
Six recent books by Jean-Christophe Bailly, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, and Jean-Luc Nancy explore the legacy of German idealism and the tension between discourse and presence. Bailly's "La Phrase urbaine" critiques urban muséification and architectural ostentation, advocating for spontaneous "parole" in city spaces. His "Le Parti pris des animaux" examines animal pensiveness and the silence of beasts as a condition for radical alterity. Lacoue-Labarthe and Nancy's "Scène" and "La Panique politique" deconstruct theatrical representation and political myth, with Nancy emphasizing the body as "extension figurale" while Lacoue-Labarthe resists figuration. The collection "Détroits" at Christian Bourgois houses their collaborative works. The books were published in 2013 by Seuil, Bourgois, Rivages, and Bayard.
Key facts
- Six books by Bailly, Lacoue-Labarthe, and Nancy published in 2013.
- Bailly's 'La Phrase urbaine' critiques muséification and architectural ostentation.
- Bailly's 'Le Parti pris des animaux' discusses animal pensiveness and the 'silence of beasts'.
- Lacoue-Labarthe and Nancy's 'Scène' explores theatrical representation vs. 'présentation'.
- 'La Panique politique' deconstructs political myth and Freud's 'Moses and Monotheism'.
- Nancy insists on the body as 'extension figurale'.
- Lacoue-Labarthe resists figuration, seeking to 'casser la figure'.
- The collection 'Détroits' at Christian Bourgois houses their collaborative works.
Entities
Artists
- Jean-Christophe Bailly
- Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe
- Jean-Luc Nancy
- Jacques Derrida
- Friedrich Hölderlin
- Martin Heidegger
- Novalis
- Charles Baudelaire
- André Breton
- Louis Aragon
- Klaus Michael Grüber
- Georges Lavaudant
- Georges Aperghis
- Gilles Aillaud
- Jean-Paul Chambas
- Roland Recht
- Georges Didi-Huberman
- Michel Deutsch
- Georg Büchner
- Caspar David Friedrich
- Jacques Monory
- Denis Roche
- Élisabeth de Fontenay
- Roger Laporte
- Laurent Perez
Institutions
- Seuil
- Christian Bourgois
- Rivages
- Bayard
- Théâtre National de Strasbourg (TNS)
- Points-Seuil
Locations
- Strasbourg
- France
Sources
- artpress —