‘patacritical Interrogation Techniques: Anthology 3

On the brink between paranoid conspiracy theory and avant-garde literature, the LA-based critic, curator, and artist Doug Harvey (of LA Weekly and The Nation) defies logic and redefines art historical thinking in these collected texts and images. patacritical Interrogation Techniques is the implementation of French playwright Alfred Jarry s science of pataphysics, in which texts are subject to extreme stress in order to display their true significance. Key documents in patacritical research are reprinted in the text and original artifacts generated from new research are published for the first time. Content and contributors include the transcript of Peter Blegvad s experimental documentation, Tribulation 99 and excerpts from artist/musician Steve Roden s work, fallen/spoken, as well as writings from Clayton Eshleman, Peter Frank, Doug Harvey, John Higham, and many more.