Artaud the Moma

by Jacques Derrida

Book Overview

In 1996 Jacques Derrida gave a lecture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York on the occasion of Antonin Artaud: Works on Paper, one of the first major international exhibitions to present the avant-garde dramatist and poet's paintings and drawings. Derrida's original title, "Artaud the Moma," is a characteristic play on words. It alludes to Artaud's calling himself Momo, Marseilles slang for "fool," upon his return to Paris in 1946 after nine...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231181671
• ISBN13: 9780231181679
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"