(not) a religion in the making
Rediscovered the article by Asger Jorn, 'Pataphysics - A Religion In The Making, here. Originally appearing in Internationale Situationniste No.6 (August 1961), the translation at that link is taken from Smile No.11, (1989), the Plagiarism Special, (although reported as being from Smile No.9).
A notable quote:
The great merit of pataphysics is to have confirmed that there is no metaphysical justification for forcing everybody to believe in the same absurdity, possibilities for the absurd and in art are legion. The only logical deduction that can be made from this principle is the anarchist thesis: to each his own absurdities. The negation of this principle is expressed in the legal power of the state, which forces all citizens to submit to an identical set of political absurdities.
The complete text of Internationale Situationniste No.6, including a different translation of Asger Jorn's article, is available at the situationist international archive.
From Smile no.9:
Ever since 'grown up men' started reading Lautreamont there has existed a confusion between art (a way of looking at the world) and politics (a way of making other people look at the world in the same way as you).
