Slavoj speaks (in nyc)

[Doug Henwood]

>PRESS RELEASE
>
>Event:
>SLAVOJ ZIZEK
>lecture: "LOVE WITHOUT MERCY"
>
>Date:
>MONDAY, MARCH 10th, 2003,
>7:00pm (Free admission)
>
>Place:
>DEITCH PROJECTS
>18 WOOSTER STREET
>(between Canal & Grand),
>NEW YORK, NY 10013
>
>Slavoj Zizek, the world-renowned philosopher and cultural theorist, 
>will be holding his regular, biannual town meeting in New York City 
>on March 10th at Deitch Projects (18 Wooster Street) in conjunction 
>with the publication of Lacanian Ink 21. The subject of his lecture 
>this time is "Love without Mercy."
>
>"Perhaps, there is no greater love than that of a revolutionary 
>couple," writes Zizek, "where each of the two lovers is ready to 
>abandon the other at any moment if revolution demands it. It is 
>along these lines that one should look for the non-perverse reading 
>of Christ's sacrifice, of his message to Judas: 'Prove to me that I 
>am everything to you, SO BETRAY ME on behalf of the revolutionary 
>mission of both of us!'" Zizek, the ever prolific writer, will 
>expound on this theme and, as always, apply his dazzling thinking to 
>current events and any number of other issues in a 
>question-and-answer session after the lecture. Josefina Ayerza, the 
>editor and publisher of Lacanian Ink, will read an introductory 
>paper.
>
>"The thrill of reading Zizek," says Robert Boynton in Lingua Franca, 
>"arises in part from the collision between the insanity he finds 
>everywhere in our psychic and social lives and the rigorous clarity 
>with which he anatomizes its workings." Slavoj Zizek is Senior 
>Researcher at the Institute of Social Studies, University of 
>Ljubljana. Some of his recent books include, The Fragile Absolute - 
>or, why is the Christian legacy worth fighting for? (2000), On 
>Belief (2001), and Welcome to the Desert of the Real: Five Essays on 
>September 11th and Releated Dates (2002).
>
>Presented by Foundation 20 21
>
>
>Lacanian Ink is cultural magazine which focuses on the teachings of 
>French psychoanalyst, Jacques Lacan. It is published biannually in 
>New York.
>
>Foundation 20 21 is a New York based arts organization and 
>collecting entity, an outgrowth of Thread Waxing Space, with a 
>mission to nourish exchanges among artists, writers, filmmakers, 
>historians and philosophers as well as to present to a wider 
>audience some of the most arresting work being produced in our 
>increasingly complex visual culture. While assembling an art 
>collection with an aim to build bridges between key developments in 
>20th and 21st Century art, Foundation 20 21 will mount occasional 
>exhibitions of overlooked or forgotten work from the past in order 
>to bring to light its relevance to our times. Shows of recent 
>acquisitions, unusual publishing projects, artist presentations, 
>lectures, film and video screenings will also be part of the program.
>
>For more information, please contact:
>Miguel Abreu
>Foundation 20 21
>740 Broadway, 11th Floor
>New York, NY 10003
>Tel 212-995-2222, ext. 215
><mailto:mabreu at 2021.org>mabreu at 2021.org