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Theory Tuesdays is a nonacademic platform for theoretical discussion founded, organized and coordinated by artist Philip Matesic since 2009 in Zürich, Switzerland. Participants read beforehand then discuss contemporary art, design, literary, cultural and critical theory on a weekly basis, with texts selected and introduced each week by a different person.

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Tuesday 20th March 2018, 8:00pm

Session 191: Vampyroteuthis Infernalis by Vilém Flusser and Louis Bec

During this Theory Tuesdays session, the fourth of nine to be held at the Kunsthalle Zürich during the Rob Pruitt: The Church exhibition, Lucie Tuma selected excerpts from the book Vampyroteuthis Infernalis by Vilém Flusser and Louis Bec (Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2012).

“How far apart are humans from animals—even the ‘vampire squid from hell’? Scientist/philosopher/provocateur, Vilém Flusser uses this question as a springboard to dive into a literal and a philosophical ocean. Part scientific treatise, part spoof, part philosophical discourse, part fable, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis offers a unique posthumanist philosophical understanding of phenomenology and opens the way for a nonphilosophy of life.” -Book Cover

Participants: 7

Vampyroteuthis Infernalis – Flusser & Bec

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