T.A.Z.: The Temporary Autonomous Zone, Ontological Anarchy, Poetic Terrorism is Hakim Bey's most famous work. It is composed of three sections, "Chaos: The Broadsheets of Ontological Anarchism," "Communiques of the Association for Ontological Anarchy," and "The Temporary Autonomous Zone." Peter Lamborn Wilson is a political writer, poet, and self-described anarchist ontologist. He sometimes writes under the name Hakim Bey (which may mean Mr Judge in Turkish, and which may or may not have been a name-of-convenience used by other radical writers since the 1970s). ...

The Temporary Autonomous Zone

The Temporary Autonomous Zone (TAZ) describes the socio-political tactic of creating temporary spaces that elude formal structures of control. The essay uses various historical and philosophical examples, all of which attempt to lead the reader to the conclusion that the best way to create a non-hierarchical system of social relationships is to concentrate on the present and on releasing one's own mind from the controlling mechanisms that have been imposed on it. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The title page to The Historians History of the World. ... The philosopher Socrates about to take poison hemlock as ordered by the court. ...

In the formation of a TAZ, Bey argues that information becomes a key tool that sneaks into the cracks of formal procedures. A new territory of the moment is created that is on the boundary line of established regions. Any attempt at permanence that goes beyond the moment deteriorates to a structured system that inevitably stifles individual creativity. It is this chance at creativity that is real empowerment.

The contents of the section are divided up into the following sections:

1. Pirate Utopias
2. Waiting for the Revolution
3. The Psychotopology of Everyday Life
4. The Net and the Web
5. "Gone to Croatan"
6. Music as an Organizational Principle
7. The Will To Power as Disappearance
8. Ratholes in the Babylon of Information

The 1992 album "Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis)" by Praxis features quotes from the T.A.Z. in its liner notes. Pirate utopias were described by historian Peter Lamborn Wilson in his eponymous 1995 book. ... Praxis may refer to: Praxis (process), the process of putting theoretical knowledge into practice Praxis (Eastern Orthodoxy), the practice of faith, especially worship Praxis (band), a Bill Laswell musical project Praxis (moon), a planetary body in the Star Trek universe Praxis Care Group, a Northern Ireland based mental health charity. ...

An album featuring Hakim Bey reading excerpts from T.A.Z. was produced by Bill Laswell and had backing music by Material featuring Wu Man, Nicky Skopelitis, and Buckethead was released on Compact Disc by the record label Axiom in 1994. The six tracks were: Chaos, Poetic Terrorism, and Amour Fou (all from "Chaos: The Broadsheets of Ontological Anarchism"), Immediatism, and The Tong (both from another volume, Immediatism, Essays by Hakim Bey), and Boycott Cop Culture (from "Communiques of the Association for Ontological Anarchy"). Lamborn's line "art as crime; crime as art" from "Poetic Terrorism" was sampled by Negativland in their song "Downloading" on their album No Business. Noah23 sampled 'Poetic Terrorism' in 'Qualude' from the album 'Neophyte Phenotype'. Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem, Illinois and raised in Albion, Michigan) is an American bassist, producer and record label owner. ... Material is a musical group formed in 1979 and led by bass guitarist Bill Laswell. ... Wu Man (surname Wu) (b. ... Nicky Skopelitis is a guitarist and composer. ... Buckethead (born Brian Carroll in 1969), is an American guitarist and composer. ... A Compact Disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... Negativland is an experimental music and sound collage band which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s. ... No Business is a 2005 album by the sound collage band Negativland. ...

See also

• Permanent Autonomous Zone
• Croatoan Island and Roanoke Colony

A Permanent autonomous zone (or a PAZ) is a community that is autonomous from the generally recognized government or authority structure in which it is embedded. ... Croatoan Island is an island near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, USA. It is speculated that the Roanoke colonists might have fled there. ... A map of the Roanoke area, by John White The Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island in Dare County in present-day North Carolina was an enterprise financed and organized by Sir Walter Raleigh in the late 16th century to establish a permanent English settlement in the Virginia Colony. ...

External links

• Autonomous Mutant Festival
• Text of Temporary Autonomous Zone at 'Hermetic.com'