Re: Guano + Wryt[h]ing Anthology of the Avant-Grotesque
Lanny Quarles
It occurs to me that we should put together an anthology
of otherstream or AG grotesque writings. Would you be interested
in such a thing. I cant think of anyone more perfectly hinged
in the stream of the grotesque tradition than yourselves.
JMB has many grotesque elements in his work as well, and August too,
Alan's use of the body fits well in certain pieces..
I wish someone would volunteer to edit. I'm sure I'm being a jackass
as usual, but it occurs to me it might be a rather unique antho
if put together right.
sincerely,
Lanny
John M. Bennett
any volunteers?
John
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Lanny Quarles
the model might be a recent touring art exhibition which produced
a nice catalogue called _our grotesque_ contemporary responses to the
grotesque or somesuch, the opening essay is a decent model for such
a grouping, and I've got a stack of books on the american grotesque in
literature.. the 'avant-grotesque' traces a laser beam straight through
the heart of modernism through both Maldoror and Baudelaire as well as
Gaspard de La Nuit. There are a few quotes by WCW about it to give
the NA's a hunchback'd rumbabump and surrealism and dada carry us
through to cyperpunk siratori and beyond. For me, it is the single
great thread which spans human culture back to beowulf and even back to
gilgamesh with the yeti-raksasa Enkidu "inky-dew".. I think I can write
the opening essay but would probably need a little mentoring to polish
it correctly.. Oh yeah, and there's also the beat angle with Burroughs,
who isnt anything if not grotesque..
might be nice to get more suggestions for contemp. contrib.
pieces authros etc.. more later.. tools are flying apart!!
lq
John M. Bennett
Sound to me like you have a real good handle on how to frame this - I would be more than glad to help polish and proof the essay and I'll try to come up with a brief list of possible anthologees, off the top of my head it'd be the folks you mentioned, plus Al Ackerman, S. Gustav Hagglund, others will come to me -
onword,
john
At 08:58 AM 7/21/2006, you wrote:
Actually I guess I could try to do it, but I might ask a few questions!
the model might be a recent touring art exhibition which produced
a nice catalogue called _our grotesque_ contemporary responses to the
grotesque or somesuch, the opening essay is a decent model for such
a grouping, and I've got a stack of books on the american grotesque in
literature.. the 'avant-grotesque' traces a laser beam straight through
the heart of modernism through both Maldoror and Baudelaire as well as
Gaspard de La Nuit. There are a few quotes by WCW about it to give
the NA's a hunchback'd rumbabump and surrealism and dada carry us
through to cyperpunk siratori and beyond. For me, it is the single
great thread which spans human culture back to beowulf and even back to
gilgamesh with the yeti-raksasa Enkidu "inky-dew".. I think I can write
the opening essay but would probably need a little mentoring to polish
it correctly.. Oh yeah, and there's also the beat angle with Burroughs,
who isnt anything if not grotesque..
might be nice to get more suggestions for contemp. contrib.
pieces authros etc.. more later.. tools are flying apart!!
lq
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