Which as You Know Means Violence: On Self-Injury as Art and Entertainment by Phi

Description: Which as You Know Means Violence by Philippa Snow A blending of art and pop cultural criticism about people who injure themselves for our entertainment or enlightenment. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A blending of art and pop cultural criticism about people who injure themselves for our entertainment or enlightenment.A few weeks before he died, Hunter S. Thompson left an answerphone message for Jackass Johnny Knoxville- "I might be coming to Baton Rouge... and if I do I will call you, because I will be looking to have some fun, which as you know usually means violence." Fun does not, of course, mean violence for most people. Those who choose to make a hobby, a career or an art practice out of injury are wired differently - subject to unusual motivations, and quite often powered by an ardent death-drive.In Which as You Know Means Violence, writer and art critic Philippa Snow analyses the subject of pain, injury and sadomasochism in performance, from the more rarefied context of contemporary art to the more lowbrow realm of pranksters, stuntmen and stuntwomen, and uncategorisable, danger-loving YouTube freaks.In a world where violence - of the market, of climate change, of capitalism - is part of our everyday lives, Which as You Know Means Violence focuses on those who enact violence on themselves, for art or entertainment, and analyses the role that violence plays in twenty-first century culture. Author Biography Philippa Snow is a writer based in Norwich. Her reviews and essays have appeared in publications including Artforum, The Los Angeles Review of Books, ArtReview, Frieze, The White Review, Vogue, The New Statesman, The TLS, and The New Republic. She was shortlisted for the 2020 Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize. Review "The best book Ive read on art and pain since Maggie Nelsons Art of Cruelty, and a worthy successor to that work.""Snow writes with such kinetic, sensory power here, alongside her characteristic, roving intelligence, that I felt Id (somewhat queasily) witnessed, as well as read, this gripping exploration of pain and performance. Which As You Know Means Violence is as smart, fearless and funny as its many sensitively drawn subjects. Brilliant.""With her sharp insight and ferocious sense of fun, Philippa Snow is the rare critic with the daring necessary to juxtapose Jackass and feminist body art, to probe their entangled strains of suffering and liberation. These essays are feats of intellectual agility that feel eye-opening, risky, and all too relevant to our half-mad moment.""A scintillating look at bodily harm in art and society, from Buster Keaton to Jackass, which puts the late 90s and 2000s in its rightful place as a historically and culturally important moment while showing how capitalist society is forever a sado-masochistic death cult. Snow is witty, funny and sharp as a knife.""It is a true pleasure to become immersed in writing that is capable of connecting so many dots with such dexterity and grace." "Snow has somehow created an enjoyable—indelible- book-length meditation on pain. Most notable is its critical analysis of hurt in the culture industry at large.""Provocative and intensely readable, humane and beautifully drawn parallels between subjects of violence and their disposition to harm. Absolutely captivating.""A brilliant, bracing and often funny debut, Philippa Snows Which As You Know Means Violence casts a compassionate but rigorous critical lens on self harm as art and art as accident. The smartest book Ive read all year, and one I will return to for years to come.""Philippas writing makes me feel like I am rolling around in the mud wearing pearls. You are in the muck of glamour! I can think of few people writing now who give the great feminine the kind of gritty and glorious thinking it deserves, which is what Philippa does.""Which As You Know Means Violence is a surprisingly moving, life-affirming book, in part because its about life, art, performance, being pushed to its limits. Here, we discuss the current landscape for criticism, subconscious creativity, and the value of humour.""No one gets celebrity better than writer, critic and i-D contributor Philippa Snow. Her first book [is] a thrilling work of cultural criticism about the peculiar place aestheticised violence occupies in contemporary art and culture.""I reread Snows essays in an afternoon and wished for more. If were lucky, perhaps shell pull a Sontag and offer a second set.""Snows ability to move from niche performance art to the messianic iconography of millennial Americana is one of the books greatest strengths.""Svelte and smart analysis… Snow has a witty and sleek style, approaching the subjects of life, art and performance pushed to their extremes with sensitivity and care. This is a book about pain and hurt that, somehow, is both provocative and immensely pleasurable to read.""A short, sharp stiletto of a book that gets to the point of how our inner pains become public across the highs and lows of (un)popular culture.""I wish I could write like Philippa Snow. Every essay she writes does exactly what shes trying to get it to do; every text she writes about is transformed, new; and its funny, its all so funny and sad and right. For goodness sake, buy this book." Review Quote "The best book Ive read on art and pain since Maggie Nelsons Art of Cruelty , and a worthy successor to that work." - Joanna Walsh , author of Girl Online "Snow writes with such kinetic, sensory power here, alongside her characteristic, roving intelligence, that I felt Id (somewhat queasily) witnessed, as well as read, this gripping exploration of pain and performance. Which As You Know Means Violence is as smart, fearless and funny as its many sensitively drawn subjects. Brilliant." - Olivia Sudjic , author of Asylum Road "With her sharp insight and ferocious sense of fun, Philippa Snow is the rare critic with the daring necessary to juxtapose Jackass and feminist body art, to probe their entangled strains of suffering and liberation. These essays are feats of intellectual agility that feel eye-opening, risky, and all too relevant to our half-mad moment." - Alexandra Kleeman , author of You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine "A scintillating look at bodily harm in art and society, from Buster Keaton to Jackass, which puts the late 90s and 2000s in its rightful place as a historically and culturally important moment while showing how capitalist society is forever a sado-masochistic death cult. Snow is witty, funny and sharp as a knife." - Camilla Grudova , author of The Dolls Alphabet "It is a true pleasure to become immersed in writing that is capable of connecting so many dots with such dexterity and grace." - Natasha Stagg , author of Sleeveless: Fashion, Image, Media, New York 2011-2019. "Snow has somehow created an enjoyable--indelible- book-length meditation on pain. Most notable is its critical analysis of hurt in the culture industry at large." - Stephanie La Cava , author of I Fear My Pain Interests You. "Provocative and intensely readable, humane and beautifully drawn parallels between subjects of violence and their disposition to harm. Absolutely captivating." - Alice Ash , author of Paradise Block "This gripping, brainy, fascinating and often hilarious book took me on the wildest of rides through art and the body, literature, pop culture, sensation, gender, class, mortality, theory - what else even is there? The sense that Philippa Snow had an absolute blast writing this is palpable and contagious; reading Which As You Know Means Violence left me with a giddy gratitude for this strange human life." - Michelle Tea "Snows voice in Which as You Know Means Violence is as acerbic, confident and culturally informed as in her shorter texts. In connecting the dots between quasi-esoteric performance art, reality television and social media, she evokes complex questions about the nature of not only self-injury and violence, but also pain, agony, comedy, eroticism, the innate theatre of human experience, and the audiences interest in bearing witness. In addition to breaking down some of the perceived delineations between so-called high and low art, Snows sharply traced observations shed light on the ways in which violence means differently to different individuals - from questions of strength, control and social vulnerability in works like Rhythm 0 and Cut Piece to white, cis-male nihilism in Jackass and Shoot . Performing or watching violence may, as Thompson said, be fun for some, but Snow shows us how its also a potent reflection of insidious strains of violence lurking within culture." - Esm Details ISBN1913462463 Author Philippa Snow Short Title Which As You Know Means Violence Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1913462463 ISBN-13 9781913462468 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 128 Publication Date 2022-09-13 Imprint Repeater Books AU Release Date 2022-09-13 NZ Release Date 2022-09-13 UK Release Date 2022-09-13 Publisher Watkins Media Limited Subtitle On Self-Injury as Art and Entertainment Edition Description New edition DEWEY 155.232 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137174534;

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