Professor Eric Alliez
Faculties, departments and locations
- Kingston School of Art
- Department of Humanities
- School of Creative and Cultural Industries
- Penrhyn Road
Professor of Contemporary French Philosophy
- Email:
- [email protected]
About
After studying at the University Paris IV-La Sorbonne, I wrote a ‘Doctorat d'État' at the University Paris 8 under the supervision of Gilles Deleuze (1987), who prefaced the publication (Les Temps Capitaux, 1991 / Capital Times, 1996).
I taught at the Universities and Schools of Fine Arts of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Vienna (Akbild), Karlsruhe (HFG) and Goldsmiths (London), before joining the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP) at Middlesex University in 2004 as Senior Research Fellow, then Professor of Contemporary French Philosophy (2007).
I moved to take up a professorship at the University of Paris 8 in January 2011, shortly after the CRMEP moved to Kingston. I hold a fractional position in the CRMEP.
Qualifications
- DEUG de philosophie, Université Paris IV, 1975-1976
- Licence de philosophie, Université Paris IV, 1977
- Maîtrise de philosophie, Université Paris IV, 1978
- Doctorat d'État en philosophie, Université Paris VIII, 1987
Domains
I'm currently working on two research projects. After the publication of Défaire l'image. De l'art contemporain (2013)/Undoing the Image (English translation in 5 volumes, 2017-2025) focused on a critique of 'aesthetics' from the perspective of a diagrammatic regime of contemporary art, and its suite Duchamp avec (et contre) Lacan. Essai de Muthologie queer (2022)/Duchamp With (and Against) Lacan. An Essay in Queer Mutology (2022), I am preparing a book on Pop Art and its queer politics (perversion vs subversion). The second, in collaboration with Maurizio Lazzarato, doubles the counter-history of capitalism proposed in Guerres et Capital (2016)/Wars and Capital (2018) with a philosophical-political reflexion about the erasure of the strategic problem-question of revolution after 1968, in the context of the fully positive Spinozist ontology developed by the French and Italian radical thought: Wars and Revolution. Or Difference and Negation (due to be published in French at the end of 2025).
Specialisms
- Modern and Contemporary Philosophy
- Philosophy of Time
- Political Philosophy and Ontology
- Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art
- Contemporary Art
Scholarly affiliations
- Université Paris 8, Department of Philosophy
Publications
Duchamp avec (et contre) Lacan : essai de mutologie queer
Alliez, Eric (2022). Dijon, France: (Les presses du réel)
Duchamp looked at (from the other side)
Alliez, Eric, Bonne, Jean-Claude and Mackay, Robin (2022). (MIT Press)
Capitalism : concept, idea, image : aspects of Marx's 'Capital' today
(2019). Kingston, U.K.: (CRMEP Books)
Wars and capital
Alliez, Eric, Lazzarato, Maurizio and Hodges, Ames (2018). New York, U.S.: (Semiotext(e))
Guerres et capital
Alliez, Eric and Lazzarato, Maurizio (2016). Paris, France: (Editions Amsterdam)
Défaire l'image: de l'art contemporain
Alliez, Eric and Bonne, Jean-Claude (2013). Paris, France: (Presses du Réel)
Spheres of action: art and politics
(2013). London, U.K.: (MIT Press)
The Guattari effect
(2011). London, U.K.: (Continuum)
Capitalism and schizophrenia and consensus: of relational aesthetics
Alliez, Eric (2010). Istanbul, Turkey: (Baglam)
L'Oeil-Cerveau: nouvelles histoires de la peinture moderne
Alliez, Eric and Martin, Jean-Clet (2007). Paris, France: (Vrin)
La pensee-Matisse: portrait de l'artiste en hyperfauve
Alliez, Eric and Bonne, Jean-Claude (2005). Paris, France: (Passage)
The signature of the world or, What is Deleuze and Guattari's philosophy?
Alliez, Eric, Albert, Eliot Ross and Toscano, Alberto (2004). London, U.K.: (Continuum)
Duchamp within and against Lacan
Alliez, Éric, 2020, (37), 7-8, pp 329-353
Unframing painting, 'pushing back the walls'
Alliez, Eric and Bonne, Jean-Claude, 2019, Journal of Contemporary Painting (5), 1, pp 117-134
Gordon Matta-Clark : ' Somewhere outside the law '
Alliez, Eric and Mackay, Robin, 2016, Journal of Visual Culture (15), 3, pp 317-333
Desfazer/Refazer a condicao pos-conceitual
Alliez, Eric, 2016, Poiesis (1), 27, pp 55-74
Structuralism's afters : tracing transdisciplinary through Guattari and Latour
Alliez, Eric, 2015, (32), 5-6, pp 139-158
Performing the ethico-aesthetic paradigm
Alliez, Eric and Massumi, Brian, 2014, Performance Research: A Journal of the Performing Arts (19), 3, pp 15-26
Education should be a right for all
Agnew, Eadaoin, Alliez, Eric, Auerbach, Paul, Blackburn, Robert, Botting, Fred, Brady, Mary, Caygill, Howard, Chadwick, Howard, Chanter, Tina, Choat, Simon, Chu, Jonathan, Cinpoes, Radu, Coultas, Valerie, Dines, Martin, Dixon, Paul, Favretto, Ilaria, Finn, Peter, Giaxoglou, Korina, Goldsmith, Carlie, Hallward, Peter, Hawkins, Sue, Haywood, Peter, Higginbottom, Andrew, Ichijo, Atsuko, Isaac, Marina, Jensen, Meg, Kayyali, Reem, Kettyle, Ann, Lambrou, Marina, Latimer, Amanda, Linton, Marisa, Lipsedge, Karen, Malabou, Catherine, O Maoilearca, John, McQuillan, Martin, Micklethwaite, Paul, Morgan Wortham, Simon, O'Brien, Catherine, Osborne, Peter, Pinnock, Winsome, Piper, Jason, Ponto, Maria, Raphael, Sam, Reid, Trish, Roberts, Mike, Rogers, David, Sandford, Stella, Searby, Michael, Siddiki, Jalal Uddin, Smart, Jackie, Spencer, Philip, Stockhammer, Engelbert, Stuart, John, Suess, Eleanor, Swift, Allan, Upstone, Sara, Vallee-Tourangeau, Frederic, Wells, Julian and Wilson, Scott, 2014, The Guardian
De-definition of media: A telegraphic postscript
Alliez, Eric, 2011, Radical philosophy, 169, pp 17
Rhizome (with no return). From structure to rhizome: transdisciplinarity in French thought (2)
Alliez, Eric, 2011, Radical philosophy, 167, pp 36-42
What is - or what is not - contemporary French philosophy, today?
Alliez, Eric, 2010, Radical Philosophy, 161, pp 9-17
Body without image: Ernesto Neto's anti-Leviathan
Alliez, Eric and Goffey, Andrew, 2009, Radical philosophy, 156, pp 23-34
A very different context
Alliez, Eric, 2008, Radical philosophy, 149, pp 18-21
Living hot, thinking coldly: an interview with Peter Sloterdijk
Alliez, Eric and Sloterdijk, Peter, 2007, Cultural Politics (3), 3, pp 307-326
Capitalismo, esquizofrenia y consenso de la estetica relacional
Alliez, Eric, 2006, Nomadas, 25, pp 178-183
Cyberdivagation
Alliez, Eric, 2006, (9), 2, pp 73-81
Matisse and the becoming-life of art
Alliez, Eric and Bonne, Jean-Claude, 2006, Polygraph, 18
Badiou: the grace of the universal
Alliez, Eric, 2005, Polygraph, 17, pp 267-273
Anti-Oedipus: thirty years on
Alliez, Eric, 2004, Radical philosophy, 124, pp 6-12
The difference and repetition of Gabriel Tarde
Alliez, Eric, 2004, Distinktion: tidsskrift for samfundsteori (Scandanavian journal of social theory), 9, pp 49-54
Peace and war
Alliez, Eric and Negri, Antonio, 2003, (20), 2, pp 109-118
Sounding Cerith. Contrepoints à une exposition médiomatrice en forme de Metz Drift
Alliez, Eric (2024). Cerith Wyn Evans. Lueurs empruntées à METZ. Metz, France: Centre Pompidou-Metz, pp 67-82
Spectres of Seurat
Alliez, Eric (2023). In: Vellodi, Kamini, (eds.) and Vinegar, Aron, (eds.), Grey on grey : at the threshold of philosophy and art. Edinburgh, U.K.: Edinburgh University Press, pp 121-152
How Asger Jorn stole the value-form of modern art
Alliez, Eric and Mackay, Robert (2019). In: Prestsaeter, Ellef, (ed.), These are situationist times! An inventory of reproductions, deformations, modifications, derivations, and transformations. Oslo, Norway: Torpedo Press, pp 202-213
Subjectivation and war : Marx and Foucault
Alliez, Éric and Lazzarato, Maurizio (2019). In: Osborne, Peter, (eds.), Alliez, Éric, (eds.) and Russell, Eric-John, (eds.), Capitalism : concept, idea, image - aspects of Marx's 'Capital' today. Kingston, U.K.: CRMEP Books, pp 184-200
The Buren Times
Alliez, Eric (2017). In: van Tuinen, Sjoerd, (eds.) and Zepke, Stephen, (eds.), Art history after Deleuze and Guattari. Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press, pp 217-236
Da filosofia e da arte contemporanea : Para uma critica diagramatica da estetica
Alliez, Eric (2016). In: Marinho, Claudia, (eds.), Caetano, Patricia, (eds.) and Ribeiro, Walmeri, (eds.), Das Artes e seus percursos sensiveis. Sao Paulo, Brazil: Editora Intermelos, pp 105-121
Purely financial. Question de philosophie
Alliez, Eric and Osborne, Peter (2014). In: Cassin, Barbara, (ed.), Derrière les grilles: Sortons du tout-évaluation. Paris, France: Mille et une Nuits, pp 43-64
Deleuze-Artaud: ou la condition CsO
Alliez, Eric (2013). In: Jdey, Adnen, (ed.), Gilles Deleuze, la logique du sensible - esthetique and clinique. Paris, France: De l'incidence éditeur
Matisse, Bergson, Oiticica, etc.
Alliez, Eric (2013). In: Mullarkey, John, (eds.) and De Mille, Charlotte, (eds.), Bergson and the art of immanence: painting, photography, film. Edinburgh, U.K.: Edinburgh University Press, pp 63-79
Re-presentacao da cinefilosofia deleuziana: em direcao a uma politica do cinema?
Alliez, Eric (2013). In: Parente, André, (ed.), Cinema/Deleuze. Campinas, Brazil: Papirus
Conclusion: the Guattari-Deleuze effect
Alliez, Eric (2011). In: Alliez, Eric, (eds.) and Goffey, Andrew, (eds.), The Guattari effect. London, U.K.: Continuum, pp 260-274
Introduction
Alliez, Eric and Goffey, Andrew (2011). In: Alliez, Eric, (eds.) and Goffey, Andrew, (eds.), The Guattari effect. London, U.K.: Continuum, pp 1-14
Undoing the image (signposts of a research programme)
Alliez, Eric (2011). In: Avanessian, Armen, (eds.) and Skrebowski, Luke, (eds.), Aesthetics and contemporary art. Berlin, Germany: Sternberg Press, pp 65-86
Capitalism and schizophrenia and consensus: of relational aesthetics
Alliez, Eric (2010). In: Zepke, Stephen, (eds.) and O'Sullivan, Simon, (eds.), Deleuze and contemporary art. Edinburgh, U.K.: Edinburgh University Press, pp 85-99
Deleuze with Masoch
Alliez, Eric (2010). In: De Bolle, Leen, (ed.), Deleuze and psychoanalysis: philosophical essays on Delueze's debate with psychoanalysis. Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press, pp 117-130
Matisse with Dewey with Deleuze
Alliez, Eric and Bonne, Jean-Claude (2009). In: Holland, Eugene W., (eds.), Smith, Daniel W., (eds.) and Stivale, Charles J., (eds.), Gilles Deleuze: image and text. London, U.K.: Continuum, pp 104-123
Contemporary Matisse (variations in three, two, one)
Alliez, Eric (2008). In: O'Sullivan, Simon, (eds.) and Zepke, Stephen, (eds.), Deleuze, Guattari and the production of the new. London, U.K.: Continuum, pp 139-150
Philosophy and contemporary art after Adorno and Deleuze: an exchange
Osborne, Peter and Alliez, Eric (2008). In: Garnett, Robert, (eds.) and Hunt, Andrew, (eds.), Gest: laboratory of synthesis #1. London, U.K.: Book Works, pp 35-64
Deleuze avec Masoch
Alliez, Eric (2007). In: Gelas, Bruno, (eds.) and Micolet, Herve, (eds.), Deleuze et les ecrivains: litterature et philosophie. Nantes, France: Editions Cecile Defaut, pp 225-236
Anti-Oedipus: thirty years on (between art and politics)
Alliez, Eric (2006). In: Fuglsgang, Martin, (eds.) and Sorensen, Bent Meier, (eds.), Deleuze and the social. Edinburgh, U.K.: Edinburgh University Press, pp 151-168
Aion, Khronos
Alliez, Eric (2004). In: Cassin, Barbara, (ed.), Vocabulaire Europeen des philosophies: dictionnaire des intraduisibles. Paris: Seuil/Le Robert, pp 44-52
The BwO condition or, The politics of sensation
Alliez, Eric (2004). In: de Bloois, Joost, (eds.), Houppermans, Sjef, (eds.) and Korsten, Frans-Willem, (eds.), Discernements: Deleuzian aesthetics / esthetiques deleuziennes. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Editions Rodopi, pp 93-112
Rhizome
Alliez, Eric(2010). In: From structure to rhizome: transdisciplinarity in French thought, 1945-the present: histories, concepts, constructions, 16 - 17 Apr 2010 :London, U.K.
Organsiz Beden Nasil Yapilir? Ernesto Neto'nun anti-Leviathan'i
Alliez, Eric(2009). In: 11. Uluslararasi Istanbul Bienali = 11th International Istanbul Biennial, 12 Sep - 08 Nov 2009 :Istanbul, Turkey
The dislocation of the IMAGE-grip
Alliez, Eric(2009). In: Undoing the aesthetic image, 24 Jan 2009 :London, U.K.
Undoing the image
Alliez, Eric(2008). In: Estetisk Seminar, 06 Nov 2008 :Oslo, Norway
On attitudes: what is to be done with indifference?
Alliez, Eric, Lotringer, Sylvere and Rifkin, Adrian(2008). In: Serpentine Gallery Sweatshops: On engagements, on failures, on fictions, on attitudes, 27 May 2008 :London, U.K.
What is contemporary French philosophy today?
Alliez, Eric(2008). In: Research seminar, 22 May 2008 :London, U.K.
Undoing the image
Alliez, Eric(2008). In: Aesthetics and contemporary art, 13 - 14 Mar 2008 :London, U.K.
Art as experience: Deleuze (and Guattari) after Matisse (and Dewey)
Alliez, Eric(2007). In: Research seminar, 26 Apr 2007 :London, U.K.
Alliez, Eric(2007). In: 9th Annual Comparative Literature Conference: Gilles Deleuze: texts and images: an international conference, 05 - 07 Apr 2007 :Los Angeles, U.S.
Spectres of Seurat (or, Seurat versus Duchamp)
Alliez, Eric(2007). In: ForArt lecture, 2007 :Oslo, Norway
Maitresse: voce pode ma amarrar sobre a mesa
Alliez, Eric(2006). In: Conversacoes internacionais: paisagem da educacao: Montagem da exposicao de trabalhos de alunos, 28 Nov - 01 Dec 2006 :Porto Alegre, Brazil
La pensee-Matisse, portrait de l'artiste en hyperfauve (the passage)
Alliez, Eric(2006). In: Citephilo 2006: 10eme edition des semaines europeenes de la philosophie, 04 - 24 Nov 2006 :Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
Deleuze et le cinema
Alliez, Eric(2006). In: Citephilo 2006: 10eme edition des semaines europeenes de la philosophie, 04 - 24 Nov 2006 :Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
The difference and repetition of Gabriel Tarde
Alliez, Eric(2005). In: Gabriel Tarde: economy, psychology and invention, 01 Dec 2005 :London, U.K.
Anti-Oedipus: thirty years on
Alliez, Eric(2004). In: 5th International Summer Academy, Aug 2004 :Frankfurt, Germany
Deleuze after Matisse
Alliez, Eric(2003). In: Research seminar, 27 Nov 2003 :London, U.K.