Comments on: The luxuriant growth of objects http://fistfulofeuros.net/afem/culture-3/the-luxuriant-growth-of-objects/ European Opinion Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:52:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: SocraticGadfly http://fistfulofeuros.net/afem/culture-3/the-luxuriant-growth-of-objects/#comment-18085 SocraticGadfly Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:49:53 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/france/the-luxuriant-growth-of-objects#comment-18085 The poetic edge Barthes has over Baudrillard sounds like the edge Camus has over Sartre, as does the comparison between lengths of writing. The poetic edge Barthes has over Baudrillard sounds like the edge Camus has over Sartre, as does the comparison between lengths of writing.

]]> By: Alex http://fistfulofeuros.net/afem/culture-3/the-luxuriant-growth-of-objects/#comment-18078 Alex Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:21:45 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/france/the-luxuriant-growth-of-objects#comment-18078 Curious, really - there are some very vigorous subcultures based on redesigning mass-produced artefacts. Think of the whole custom/performance/sports car world - they do some really quite complex engineering, not to mention lots of bizarre decoration of the beast. Interestingly, most of them are strongly associated with the working class, and especially what's left of the traditional proletariat; would it be too harsh to suggest that this explains why Baudrillard didn't grok'em? Curious, really - there are some very vigorous subcultures based on redesigning mass-produced artefacts. Think of the whole custom/performance/sports car world - they do some really quite complex engineering, not to mention lots of bizarre decoration of the beast.

Interestingly, most of them are strongly associated with the working class, and especially what’s left of the traditional proletariat; would it be too harsh to suggest that this explains why Baudrillard didn’t grok’em?

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