Ralph Rumney (June 5, 1934 - March 6, 2002) artist, born in Newcastle, England. In 1957 lifelong conscientious objector Rumney was one of the co-founders of the London Psychogeographical Association, which was dissolved to form the Situationist International with Walter Olmo, Michèle Bernstein, Asger Jorn and Guy Debord in the Italian village of Cosio d'Arroscia. However, within seven months Rumney had been 'amiably' expelled from the SI by Debord for allegedly "failing to hand in a psychogeography report about Venice on time". [1] Jump to: navigation, search June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A conscientious objector is an individual whose personal beliefs are incompatible with military service, perhaps with any role in the armed forces or just with a particular war. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Walter Olmo is an Italian musician and composer. ... Jump to: navigation, search Asger Jorn (March 3, 1914 - May 1, 1973) was born in Vejrum, Jutland, Denmark under the name Oluf Jørgensen. ... 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). ... Jump to: navigation, search 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... Jump to: navigation, search Location within Italy Venice (Italian: Venezia), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice, 45°26′ N 12°19′ E, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). ...

Rumney spent much of his life living as a wanderer, and was variously described as both a 'recluse' and a 'media whore', seeing his existence as a 'permanent adventure and endless experiment'. He moved, as his friend Guy Atkins said, "between penury and almost absurd affluence. One visited him in a squalid room in London's Neal Street, in a house shared with near down-and-outs. Next, one would find him in Harry's Bar in Venice, or at a Max Ernst opening in Paris. He seemed to take poverty with more equanimity than riches." Jump to: navigation, search Media whore is a pejorative term used to describe two categories of persons: those of limited notability who go out of their way to gain the attention of various media outlets, namely reality television personalities. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Max Ernst Max Ernst (April 2, 1891 – April 1, 1976) was a German artist. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

Ralph Rumney died of cancer at his home in Manosque, Provence, on March 6, 2002, aged 67.

A book about his life, The Map Is Not The Territory (Manchester University Press, ISBN 0-71-905951-8) was published in 2001.

See also The Consul by Rumney (Verso, ISBN 1-85-984395-6) published in 2002.

An extensive interview with Rumney appears in Vague magazine, issue 22.

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