Situationism
Key Dates: 1957-1972
Situationism is a notion advocated by Guy Debord (1931-1994), which aimed it concept as throughgoing criticism on modern consumer society (The Society of The Spectacle) which impeding the people and changing their attitude passive.
"They originated in a small band of avante-garde artists and intellectuals influenced by Dada, Surrealism and Lettrism. The post-war Lettrist International, which sought to fuse poetry and music and transform the urban landscape, was a direct forerunner of the group who founded the magazine ‘Situationiste Internationale’ in 1957. At first, they were principally concerned with the “suppression of art”, that is to say, they wished like the Dadaists and the Surrealists before them to supersede the categorization of art and culture as separate activities and to transform them into part of everyday life."
(http://www.artmovements.co.uk/situationism.htm)
Situationism's influence on punk culture in mid 70's is undeniable at its principals, which is enlightening people to rupture the desire constructed by fake reality (Spectacle) suggested by consumer society, and to discover their own desire. Debord insisted that "Situationism should make individuals critically analyze every day lives in order to pursue their genuine desires". Referring to this statement, Malcom McLaren, the pioneer of first wave of punk in the UK who managed Sex Pistols claimed that "you should be an insult to your useless generation" as hiring the Debord's idea of Situationism.
