Written in the shadow of war, City of Panic argues that cities everywhere have been the dedicated target of political and technological terror throughout the 20th century. The wanton erasure of the p
Art used to be an engagement between the artist and materials, but now as art practices and mediums have changed, these materials have also changed. Where art used to talk of the aesthetics of disappe
“One day the day will come when the day will not come.” Bleak, but passionately political in its analysis of the social destruction wrought by modern technologies of communication and surveillance, Op
In November 2008, the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain will present Native Land, an exhibition that will explore humans’ attachment to the Earth and its role in forming one’s identity, as wel
introduction by Bernard Tschumi In A Landscape of Events, the celebrated Frencharchitect, urban planner, and philosopher Paul Virilio focuses on the cultural chaos of the 1980sand 1990s. It was a time
Art as Far as the Eye Can See puts art back where it matters -- at the center of politics. Art used to be an engagement between artist and materials but it has now become technologized. Its materials
Sheds light on the reflections that led to the creation of EXIT, the 360° video installation created for the exhibition spaces of the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris Based on an i
Paul Virilio is one of contemporary Continental thought's most original and provocative critical voices. His vision of the impact of modern technology on the contemporary global condition is powerful
Native Land explores people’s attachment to their countries, and the planet’s role in forming one’s identity, as well as the paths and consequences of human migrations. The book features photographs a
"Where does the city without gates begin? Perhaps inside that fugitive anxiety,that shudder that seizes the minds of those who, just returning from a long vacation, contemplatethe imminent encounter w
We are living under the administration of fear: fear has become an environment, an everyday landscape. There was a time when wars, famines, and epidemics were localized and limited by a certain timefr
The accident is a new form of warfare. It is replacing revolution and war. Sarajevotriggered the First World War. New York is what Sarajevo was. September 11th opened Pandora's box.The first war of gl
with a new introduction by Sylvere Lotringer and Paul VirilioIn June 2007, Paul Virilio and Sylvere Lotringer met in La Rochelle, France to reconsider the premises they had developed twenty-five year
Edited by one of the leading Virilio authority's, this book offers the reader a guide through Virilio's work. Using the interview form, Virilio speaks incisively and at length about a vast assortment
French cultural theorist and urbanist Paul Virilio is best known for his writings on media, technology, and architecture. Gathered here in A Winter’s Journey are four remarkable conversations in which
Renowned French architect Jean Nouvel designed the Serpentine Gallery's pavilion for 2010, and created a commanding, eye-catching all-red structure designed to mimic the moment "when the summer sun ca
