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==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
| − | * ''Internationale lettriste'', 4 numbers, Paris, 1952- | + | * ''Ion'', 1 issue, April 1952. |
| + | * ''Internationale lettriste'', 4 numbers, Paris, Dec 1952-Jun 1954. | ||
* Guy Debord, "Les environs de Fresnes (1952-1953)", in Debord, ''Enregistrements magnétiques'', Paris: Gallimard, 2010. | * Guy Debord, "Les environs de Fresnes (1952-1953)", in Debord, ''Enregistrements magnétiques'', Paris: Gallimard, 2010. | ||
* ''Visages de l’avant-garde 1953: Internationale lettriste'', Paris: Jean-Paul Rocher, 2010. Text from the LI that recalls the adventures of the letterists between 1945 to February 1953, first published 2010. | * ''Visages de l’avant-garde 1953: Internationale lettriste'', Paris: Jean-Paul Rocher, 2010. Text from the LI that recalls the adventures of the letterists between 1945 to February 1953, first published 2010. | ||
* Patrick Straram, ''Les bouteilles se couchent'' [1953], Paris: Allia, 2006. Semi-fictionalised contemporary account of the scene, written in 1953 but lost until recently. | * Patrick Straram, ''Les bouteilles se couchent'' [1953], Paris: Allia, 2006. Semi-fictionalised contemporary account of the scene, written in 1953 but lost until recently. | ||
| − | * ''[http://classiques.uqac.ca/contemporains/internationale_lettriste/Potlatch/Potlatch.html Potlatch: bulletin d'information de groupe français de l'Internationale lettriste]'', later ''Potlatch: bulletin d'information de l'Internationale lettriste'', 29 numbers (28 issues), Paris, 1954- | + | * ''[http://classiques.uqac.ca/contemporains/internationale_lettriste/Potlatch/Potlatch.html Potlatch: bulletin d'information de groupe français de l'Internationale lettriste]'', later ''Potlatch: bulletin d'information de l'Internationale lettriste'', 29 numbers (28 issues), Paris, 22 Jun 1954-5 Nov 1957; new ed., augm., Paris: Champ Libre, 1985; Paris: Gallimard, 1996. [http://web.archive.org/web/20071008115413/http://www.mouvementdanette.be/il/potlatch/numero01.htm] |
* ''Les Lèvres Nues'', 12 numbers, Brussels, 1954-58; facs., Paris: Plasma, 1978; Paris: Allia, 1999. | * ''Les Lèvres Nues'', 12 numbers, Brussels, 1954-58; facs., Paris: Plasma, 1978; Paris: Allia, 1999. | ||
* Ed Van der Elsken, ''Love on the Left Bank'', 1956; repr., Stockport: Dewi Lewis Publishing, 1999. Ed van der Elsken was a Dutch photographer, who captured the scene around Moineau's during the period. Included among the people depicted in this book are a few members and associates of the LI (particularly Mension and Papaï). | * Ed Van der Elsken, ''Love on the Left Bank'', 1956; repr., Stockport: Dewi Lewis Publishing, 1999. Ed van der Elsken was a Dutch photographer, who captured the scene around Moineau's during the period. Included among the people depicted in this book are a few members and associates of the LI (particularly Mension and Papaï). | ||
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* Guy Debord, ''Le marquis de Sade a des yeux de fille'', Paris: Fayard, 2004. Correspondence between Debord, Hervé Falcou and Ivan Chtcheglov in the early 1950s. | * Guy Debord, ''Le marquis de Sade a des yeux de fille'', Paris: Fayard, 2004. Correspondence between Debord, Hervé Falcou and Ivan Chtcheglov in the early 1950s. | ||
* [http://www.cddc.vt.edu/sionline/presitu/li.html LI texts at Situationist International Online] (in English), incl. translations of 11 numbers of ''Potlatch'' | * [http://www.cddc.vt.edu/sionline/presitu/li.html LI texts at Situationist International Online] (in English), incl. translations of 11 numbers of ''Potlatch'' | ||
| + | * [http://www.notbored.org/LI.html English translations at NotBored.org] | ||
==Literature== | ==Literature== | ||
Revision as of 14:31, 5 February 2015
The Letterist International (LI) was a Paris-based collective of radical artists and theorists between 1952 and 1957. It was created by Guy Debord as a schism from Isidore Isou's Letterist group. The group went on to join others in forming the Situationist International, taking some key techniques and ideas with it.
Publications
- Ion, 1 issue, April 1952.
- Internationale lettriste, 4 numbers, Paris, Dec 1952-Jun 1954.
- Guy Debord, "Les environs de Fresnes (1952-1953)", in Debord, Enregistrements magnétiques, Paris: Gallimard, 2010.
- Visages de l’avant-garde 1953: Internationale lettriste, Paris: Jean-Paul Rocher, 2010. Text from the LI that recalls the adventures of the letterists between 1945 to February 1953, first published 2010.
- Patrick Straram, Les bouteilles se couchent [1953], Paris: Allia, 2006. Semi-fictionalised contemporary account of the scene, written in 1953 but lost until recently.
- Potlatch: bulletin d'information de groupe français de l'Internationale lettriste, later Potlatch: bulletin d'information de l'Internationale lettriste, 29 numbers (28 issues), Paris, 22 Jun 1954-5 Nov 1957; new ed., augm., Paris: Champ Libre, 1985; Paris: Gallimard, 1996. [1]
- Les Lèvres Nues, 12 numbers, Brussels, 1954-58; facs., Paris: Plasma, 1978; Paris: Allia, 1999.
- Ed Van der Elsken, Love on the Left Bank, 1956; repr., Stockport: Dewi Lewis Publishing, 1999. Ed van der Elsken was a Dutch photographer, who captured the scene around Moineau's during the period. Included among the people depicted in this book are a few members and associates of the LI (particularly Mension and Papaï).
- Guy Debord, "Histoire de l'Internationale lettriste (1956)", in Debord, Enregistrements magnétiques, Paris: Gallimard, 2010.
- Documents relatifs à la fondation de l'Internationale situationniste, 1948-1957, Paris: Allia, 1985.
- Guy Debord, Le marquis de Sade a des yeux de fille, Paris: Fayard, 2004. Correspondence between Debord, Hervé Falcou and Ivan Chtcheglov in the early 1950s.
- LI texts at Situationist International Online (in English), incl. translations of 11 numbers of Potlatch
- English translations at NotBored.org
Literature
(in French unless noted)
- Jean-Louis Brau, Cours camarade, le vieux monde est derrière toi, Paris: Albin Michel, 1968.
- Eliane Brau, Le Situationnisme ou la Nouvelle Internationale, Paris: Debresse, 1968.
- Jean-Louis Brau, Le Singe appliqué, Paris: Grasset, 1972; Paris: Le Dilettante, 2012.
- Stewart Home, The Assault on Culture: Utopian Currents from Lettrisme to Class War, London: Aporia Press and Unpopular Books, 1988; 2nd ed., AK Press, 1991. (in English)
- Assalto alla cultura, trans. Luther Blissett, 1996. (in Italian)
- El asalto a la cultura, trans. Jesus Carrillo and Jordi Claramonte, 2002. (in Spanish)
- Greil Marcus, Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century, London: Penguin, 1989. (in English)
- Rastros de carmín. Una historia secreta del siglo XX, trans. Damian Alou, 1993. (in Spanish)
- Ruj Lekesi: Yirminci Yüzyılın Gizli Tarihi, trans. Ayrıntı Yayınları, 1999. (in Turkish)
- Jean-Michel Mension, La Tribu, Paris: Allia, 1998.
- Richard Grasshoff, Der Befreite Buchstabe. Über Lettrismus. Letters in Freedom, 2000. Dissertation. (in German)
- Jean-Michel Mension, Le Temps gage, Paris: Noésis, 2001.
- Andrew Hussey, The Game of War, London: Jonathan Cape, 2001. (in English)
- Marc Vachon, L’arpenteur de la ville: L’utopie situationniste et Patrick Straram, Montreal: Triptyque, 2003.
- Lettrisme: vue d’ensemble sur quelques dépassements précis, La Seyne-sur-Mer: Villa Tamaris, 2010. Catalogue.
- Giulia Ciliberto, Veronica Vitti, Lettrismo / French Current of the Letter, c2010. (in Italian)
- Guillaume Robin, Lettrisme, le bouleversement des arts: essai sur le lettrisme et les différents mouvements artistiques, Paris: Hermann, 2010. Review.
Resources
- Lettriste Pages, eds. Karl Young and Karl Kempton
- Pre-Situationist Archive at Situationist International Online
- Lettriste - Situationniste - 1e Partie "Savoir vivre": 1946-1963 by François Letaillieur. Chronology and documents.
See also
Links
- "Wolman, Lettrism, Sound Poetry and Beyond", Radio Web MACBA, 2010, podcast.
- http://continuo-docs.tumblr.com/post/35550338714/la-musique-lettriste-hypergraphique
- Letterist International at French Wikipedia
