Guy Debord is celebrated as the strategist of the artistic and political avant-garde collective Situationist International and as the author of the searing critique of the media-saturated society of consumer capitalism: The Society of the Spectacle.
What is much less well known is that after the May ‘68 Revolution, Debord and his partner, Alice Becker-Ho, quit Paris and went to live in a remote French village. Over the next two decades, Debord devoted much of the rest of his life to inventing, refining and promoting what he came to regard as his most important project: The Game of War.
Richard Barbrook and Alex Veness, a writer, an artist and both champions of this rediscovered Situationist project, invite you to join them for an introduction to the game and a chance to play.
Richard and Alex will be joined for this performance by Harry Pearson, the acclaimed author of Achtung Schweinehund.
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Class War Games
Saturday 14th November
2pm – 5pm
QUAY space at BALTIC
Free Event
Nearest Metro station is Gateshead
Free, but spaces are limited. To book a place please contact BALTIC on 0191 478 1810 or
email events@balticmill.com
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Linda Montano
03_FROM HERE ON OUT
Jamie Allen
04_Tours of People's Homes
Joshua Sofaer
05_Shakespearean Public Announcements
07_COIL TO MET
Alastair MacLennan
08_Performance Now and Then
Gallery North
09_give what you can, take what you need
Rajni Shah
10_Haircuts by Children
Mammalian Diving Reflex
11_Thinking About Pocahontas and Me
Fiona Wright
13_INX - Istanbul Newcastle Xchange
Various Artists
16_Dinner with America
Rajni Shah
17_Big Lizard’s Big Idea
Reactor
22_Who Wants to Be...?
The People Speak
23_Housewarming
Jorn Ebner & Monica Ross
25_Tit 4 Tat, This 4 That
New Work Network