[Minorcompositions] States of Divergence

[Minor Compositions]

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*States of Divergence*

Sven Lütticken

In /States of Divergence,/ Sven Lütticken invites readers into an 
exploration of history as accelerating catastrophe – and of alternative, 
oppositional, divergent practices in life, art and revolutionary 
thought. Set against the backdrop of global crises, from climate change 
to pandemics, Lütticken dissects contemporary cultural and political 
practices that attempt to break free from the disastrous momentum of 
capitalist modernity. His journey traverses fields including art theory, 
philosophy, and politics, presenting a nuanced critique of the ways in 
which deviant temporalities and forms of life confront or adapt to 
catastrophe.

Through a series of essays, the book tackles issues ranging from 
survival to prefigurative practice, indigeneity and internationalism, 
and the dialectics of critique and revolution. Lütticken masterfully 
blends personal narrative, historical inquiry, and theoretical 
reflection to question what it means to live – and resist – within the 
contradictions of our time. States of Divergence is essential reading 
for anyone seeking to understand how art, politics, and life intersect 
in an era defined by ever-deepening contradictions and conflicts.

*Bio:* Sven Lütticken is an art historian. He teaches at Leiden 
University’s Academy of Creative and Performing Arts and at the Vrije 
Universiteit Amsterdam. He is the author of History in Motion: Time in 
the Age of the Moving Image (2013), Cultural Revolution: Aesthetic 
Practice after Autonomy (2017), and Objections: Forms of Abstraction, 
Vol. 1 (2022).

PDF available freely online: https://www.minorcompositions.info/?p=1373

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Release to the book trade 1 May 2025

Minor Compositions is a series of interventions & provocations drawing 
from autonomous politics, avant-garde aesthetics, and the revolutions of 
everyday life.
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