Reza Negarestani's 'Tortura concreta' on Jean-Luc Moulène

Tlon has published Reza Negarestani's (Shiraz, 1977) 'Tortura concreta. Jean-Luc Moulène e il protocollo dell’astrazione', translated by Gioele Cima. The book examines French artist Jean-Luc Moulène (Reims, 1955) through Negarestani's philosophical lens, exploring abstraction as a force that tears matter and imparts noetic momentum. Negarestani, known for 'Cyclonopedia' and 'Intelligence and Spirit', develops an inhumanist philosophy that challenges anthropocentrism, drawing on Lovecraft, demonology, and Nietzsche within the 'theory fiction' current—a hybrid of narrative fiction and theoretical reflection. The author argues that contemporary philosophy is caught between humanists and anti-humanists, both centering on man and rationalism. Instead, reason is a function not exclusive to humans, operating in diverse intelligences. Moulène's abstraction is not merely a style but a mode of being in constant evolution, resisting the idea of art as a total work. Art and philosophy become fields of experimentation, reconfiguring thought and action. The book invites transforming art into a system of conflict and tension, generating relations and techniques that connect thought and action. Published in Rome, 2022, 110 pages, €9, ISBN 9788831498715.