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<p>Now available for ordering and/or free download…<br>
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<b>States of Divergence</b><br>
Sven Lütticken<br>
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In <i>States of Divergence,</i> 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.<br>
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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.<br>
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<b>Bio:</b> 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).<br>
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PDF available freely online:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.minorcompositions.info/?p=1373">https://www.minorcompositions.info/?p=1373</a><br>
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Ordering Information: Available direct from Minor Compositions
site.<br>
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Release to the book trade 1 May 2025<br>
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Minor Compositions is a series of interventions & provocations
drawing from autonomous politics, avant-garde aesthetics, and the
revolutions of everyday life.<br>
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