Art and Anarchy conversation at the East Bay Anarchist Bookfair tomorrow.

[glenn fuller]

I am one of  planners of the East Bay Anarchist Bookfair and am also one 
of the facilitators of the "Art and Anarchy" conversation at the 
BookFair.  The conversation itself deals with a serious theme, though 
the presentation will also  be a bit of a goof, with the two 
facilitators assuming the personas of William Blake and Thomas Pynchon.  
At any rate we would heartily welcome your contributions to the 
Art/Anarchy conversation.  The East Bay Anarchist Book Fair 
<http://eastbayanarchist.com/> will be held tomorrow, Oct. 26 at the 
Humanist Hall at 390 27th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, (between Broadway 
and Telegraph).

While never declaring hijmself an anarchist Pynchon has definitley been 
a fellow traveler, and his work has had a major,  though unacknowledged,
influence on contemporary Anarchist Theory and Practice.     From 
the_Temporary Autonomous Zones_  essay  by Hakim Bey to _Days of War, 
Nights of Love_ by the Crimethinc ex-workers collective, his influence 
has been extensive.

I'm personally intrigued by how both Pynchon and the Situationists deal 
with the same concepts, particularly, Spectacular Society. Though 
/Gravity's Rainbow /was published in 1973 and an english translation 
of/Society/ /of the Spectacle /had not been  published  until 1971, how 
much /Gravity/ was directly influenced by /Society/ is unclear.  What is 
clear, (or deluded), in my mind  is that were taking different 
approaches to dealing  with the same thing.  Ken Knabb who translated  
of/Society of the Spectacle/ is also tabling at the bookfair and has 
told me that he hopes to attend the conversation.

May the Counterforce be with You,

Glenn Fuller


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