The Lettrist International (LI) was the first breakaway group from Isidore Isou's Lettrist Movement (LM). They would be followed in turn by the Ultra-Lettrists. The LI was formed after the 'left-wing' of the LM disrupted a Charlie Chaplin press conference for Limelight at the Hôtel Ritz Paris in October 1952. Self Portrait (1952) Isidore Isou is a poet and founder of Lettrisme. ... Lettrism is an artistic style which was created in Romania by Isidore Isou in 1942, when he was only sixteen years old, according to Jean-Paul Curtay in La Poesie Lettriste (Paris 1974). ... Jump to: navigation, search Chaplin in his costume as The Tramp Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English actor, the most famous actor in early to mid Hollywood cinema, and also a notable director. ... Limelight is a 1952 movie written, directed by and starring Charles Chaplin, co-starring Claire Bloom, with a guest appearance by Buster Keaton. ... Hotel Ritz, Paris The Hôtel Ritz at 15 Place Vendôme in Paris, France. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

During their wanderings in the Summer of 1953, an 'illiterate Kabyle' suggested to them the term Psychogeography. They published an information bulletin called Potlatch. One of their most important texts was Ivan Chtcheglov's Formula for a New Urbanism which was not published until 1958 in the first issue of the journal Situationniste Internationale. He advocated a new city where everyone would be able to live in their own cathedral. Theory utopianism was accompanied by the derive or drift, whereby they wander like clouds through the urban environment, producing something which they called unitary urbanism. In his Introduction to a Critique of Urban Geography (published in the Belgian surrealist magazine Les Levres Nues, No. 6, 1955) Guy Debord described a colleague wandering through the Harz region of Germany blindly following a map of London. This is still a favourite methodology amongst psychogeographers. They produced a broad range of proposals: the abolition of museums and the placing of art in bars, keeping the Metro open all night, opening the roofs of Paris like pavements with escalators to help gain access. Jump to: navigation, search 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... This article focuses on the geographical area of Kabylie and its people. ... Psychogeography is The study of specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organised or not, on the emotions and behaviour of individuals, according to the article Preliminary Problems in Constructing a Situation, in (1958) . // History Psychogeography was developed by the Lettrist International, as part of their system of unitary urbanism. ... A potlatch is a ceremony among certain Native American/First Nations peoples on the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States and the Canadian province of British Columbia such as the Haida, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth, and Kwakiutl (Kwakwakawakw). ... Ivan Chtcheglov, born 1934, is a Russian political theorist, activist and poet, active in France but formely resident of the Soviet Union. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Situationist International (SI), an international political and artistic movement, originated in the Italian village of Cosio dArroscia on 28 July 1957 with the fusion of several extremely small artistic tendencies: the Lettrist International, the International movement for an imaginist Bauhaus, and the London Psychogeographical Association. ... A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy (such as the Roman Catholic Church or the Lutheran or Anglican churches), which serves as the central church of a bishopric. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... In Guy Debords words: ONE OF THE BASIC situationist practices is the dérive [literally: “drifting”], a technique of rapid passage through varied ambiances. ... A critique of urbanism developed in the [1950s] by the Lettrist International, consisting of a range of practices including but not limited to: the situation the derive or drift psychogeography detournement recuperation revolution The critical practice continued to be developed by the situationists until they abandoned it for the theory... Surrealism is an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Guy Debord (December 28, 1931-November 30, 1994) was a member of the Lettrist International, Socialisme ou Barbarie and a founder and chief essayist of the Situationist International (SI). ... The Harz is a mountain range in northern Germany. ... Jump to: navigation, search A map of the world by Johannes Kepler A map is a simplified depiction of a space, a navigational aid which highlights relations between objects within that space. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Psychogeography is The study of specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organised or not, on the emotions and behaviour of individuals, according to the article Preliminary Problems in Constructing a Situation, in Situationniste Internationale No. ... A museum is a non-profit making, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education and enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... Resources ArtLex. ... Jump to: navigation, search Metro is: a general term, synonymous with rapid transit, subway or underground, for an urban underground rail public transit system (see list of rapid transit systems); any of several specific public transport systems, including: Bi-State Development Agency in Missouri and Illinois, d/b/a Metro...

They also developed detournement as a technique of reutilising previous material for a radical purpose. Jump to: navigation, search In detournement, an artist reuses elements of well-known media to create a new work with a different message, often one opposed to the original. ...

On 28 July 1957 they fused with the International Movement For An Imaginist Bauhaus and the London Psychogeographical Association to form the Situationist International. Jump to: navigation, search July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... London Psychogeographical Association (LPA) is a fictional association created by absurdists. ... The Situationist International (SI), an international political and artistic movement, originated in the Italian village of Cosio dArroscia on 28 July 1957 with the fusion of several extremely small artistic tendencies: the Lettrist International, the International movement for an imaginist Bauhaus, and the London Psychogeographical Association. ...

Those involved in the LI include:

• Michele Bernstein
• Andre-Frank Concord
• Mohamed Dahou
• Guy Debord
• Jacques Fillon
• Alexander Trocchi
• Gil Wolman

The story of the Lettrists was documented in Greil Marcus's book "Lipstick Traces." Hadj Mohamed Dahou, was part of the Editorial board and then later Editor-in Chief of Potlatch, the information bulletin of the French Section of the Lettrist International from its first issue in 1953. ... Jump to: navigation, search Guy Debord (December 28, 1931-November 30, 1994) was a member of the Lettrist International, Socialisme ou Barbarie and a founder and chief essayist of the Situationist International (SI). ... Alexander Trocchi was a Scottish novelist, who was born in Glasgow in 1925 as the son of an Italian father and died in London on April 15, 1984. ... Greil Marcus is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic. ...

The New Lettrist International was founded more recently. The Preliminary Committee for the Founding of a New Lettrist International (NLI) was organised by the Neoist Alliance and the London Psychogeographical Association. ...

"Lettrism was conceived in Romania by Isidore Isou in 1942. He was only sixteen years old." -Jean-Paul Curtay, La Poesie Lettriste, Paris 1974 Jump to: navigation, search 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

External links

• http://www.unpopular.org.uk/lettrism/lettrism.html
• http://www.unpopular.org.uk/nli/nlihomepage.html