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 within and against Lacan
Alliez, Éric, 2020, Theory, Culture & Society (37), 7-8 pp 329-353, Published
Unframing painting, 'pushing back the walls'
Alliez, Eric and Bonne, Jean-Claude, 2019, Journal of Contemporary Painting (5), 1 pp 117-134, Published
Gordon Matta-Clark: ' Somewhere outside the law '
Alliez, Eric and Mackay, Robin, 2016, Journal of Visual Culture (15), 3 pp 317-333, Published
Desfazer/Refazer a condicao pos-conceitual
Alliez, Eric, 2016, Poiesis (1), 27 pp 55-74, Published
Structuralism's afters: tracing transdisciplinary through Guattari and Latour
Alliez, Eric, 2015, Theory, Culture & Society (32), 5-6 pp 139-158, Published
Performing the ethico-aesthetic paradigm
Alliez, Eric and Massumi, Brian, 2014, Performance Research: A Journal of the Performing Arts (19), 3 pp 15-26, Published
Education should be a right for all
Dixon, Paul, Favretto, Ilaria, Finn, Peter, Smart, Jackie, Spencer, Philip, Stockhammer, Engelbert, Stuart, John, Suess, Eleanor, Giaxoglou, Korina, Goldsmith, Carlie, Hallward, Peter, Hawkins, Sue, Swift, Allan, Upstone, Sara, Vallee-Tourangeau, Frederic, Wells, Julian, Wilson, Scott, 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, Blackburn, Robert, Botting, Fred, Brady, Mary, Osborne, Peter, Pinnock, Winsome, Piper, Jason, Choat, Simon, Chu, Jonathan, Cinpoes, Radu, Coultas, Valerie, Dines, Martin, Caygill, Howard, Chadwick, Howard, Chanter, Tina, Roberts, Mike, Rogers, David, Sandford, Stella, Searby, Michael, Siddiki, Jalal Uddin, Ponto, Maria, Raphael, Sam, Reid, Trish, Agnew, Eadaoin, Alliez, Eric and Auerbach, Paul, 2014, The Guardian, Published
De-definition of media: A telegraphic postscript
Alliez, Eric, 2011, Radical Philosophy, 169, Published
Rhizome (with no return). From structure to rhizome: transdisciplinarity in French thought (2)
Alliez, Eric, 2011, Radical Philosophy, 167 pp 36-42, Published
What is - or what is not - contemporary French philosophy, today?
Alliez, Eric, 2010, Radical Philosophy, 161 pp 9-17, Published
Body without image: Ernesto Neto's anti-Leviathan
Alliez, Eric and Goffey, Andrew, 2009, Radical Philosophy, 156 pp 23-34, Published
A very different context
Alliez, Eric, 2008, Radical Philosophy, 149 pp 18-21, Published
Living hot, thinking coldly: an interview with Peter Sloterdijk
Alliez, Eric and Sloterdijk, Peter, 2007, Cultural Politics (3), 3 pp 307-326, Published
Capitalismo, esquizofrenia y consenso de la estetica relacional
Alliez, Eric, 2006, Nomadas, 25 pp 178-183, Published
Cyberdivagation
Alliez, Eric, 2006, Informatica na educacao: teoria & pratica (9), 2 pp 73-81, Published
Matisse and the becoming-life of art
Alliez, Eric and Bonne, Jean-Claude, 2006, Polygraph, 18, Published
Badiou: the grace of the universal
Alliez, Eric, 2005, Polygraph, 17 pp 267-273, Published
Anti-Oedipus: thirty years on
Alliez, Eric, 2004, Radical Philosophy, 124 pp 6-12, Published
The difference and repetition of Gabriel Tarde
Alliez, Eric, 2004, Distinktion, 9 pp 49-54, Published
Peace and war
Alliez, Eric and Negri, Antonio, 2003, Theory, Culture & Society (20), 2 pp 109-118, Published
Duchamp avec (et contre) Lacan: essai de mutologie queer
Alliez, Eric (2022). Dijon, France: [Published]
Duchamp looked at (from the other side)
Mackay, Robin, Bonne, Jean-Claude and Alliez, Eric (2022). (MIT Press) [Published]
Capitalism: concept, idea, image : aspects of Marx's 'Capital' today
(2019). Kingston, U.K.: (CRMEP Books) [Published]
Wars and capital
Alliez, Eric, Lazzarato, Maurizio and Hodges, Ames (2018). New York, U.S.: [Published]
Guerres et capital
Alliez, Eric and Lazzarato, Maurizio (2016). Paris, France: [Published]
Défaire l'image: de l'art contemporain
Bonne, Jean-Claude and Alliez, Eric (2013). Paris, France: [Published]
Spheres of action: art and politics
(2013). London, U.K.: [Published]
The Guattari effect
(2011). London, U.K.: [Published]
Capitalism and schizophrenia and consensus: of relational aesthetics
Alliez, Eric (2010). Istanbul, Turkey: (Baglam) [Published]
L'Oeil-Cerveau: nouvelles histoires de la peinture moderne
Alliez, Eric and Martin, Jean-Clet (2007). Paris, France: [Published]
La pensee-Matisse: portrait de l'artiste en hyperfauve
Alliez, Eric and Bonne, Jean-Claude (2005). Paris, France: [Published]
The signature of the world or, What is Deleuze and Guattari's philosophy?
Albert, Eliot Ross, Toscano, Alberto and Alliez, Eric (2004). London, U.K.: (Continuum) [Published]
Sounding Cerith. Contrepoints à une exposition médiomatrice en forme de Metz Drift
Alliez, Eric (2024). Metz, France: pp 67-82 [Published]
Spectres of Seurat
Alliez, Eric (2023). In: Vellodi, Kamini, Vinegar, Aron, (eds.), Edinburgh, U.K.: Edinburgh University Press pp 121-152 [Published]
How Asger Jorn stole the value-form of modern art
Alliez, Eric and Mackay, Robert (2019). In: Prestsaeter, Ellef, (eds.), Oslo, Norway: pp 202-213 [Published]
Subjectivation and war: Marx and Foucault
Alliez, Éric and Lazzarato, Maurizio (2019). In: Osborne, Peter, Alliez, Éric, Russell, Eric-John, (eds.), Kingston, U.K.: CRMEP Books pp 184-200 [Published]
The Buren Times
Alliez, Eric (2017). In: van Tuinen, Sjoerd, Zepke, Stephen, (eds.), Leuven, Belgium: pp 217-236 [Published]
Da filosofia e da arte contemporanea: Para uma critica diagramatica da estetica
Alliez, Eric (2016). In: Marinho, Claudia, Caetano, Patricia, Ribeiro, Walmeri, (eds.), Sao Paulo, Brazil: pp 105-121 [Published]
Purely financial. Question de philosophie
Alliez, Eric and Osborne, Peter (2014). In: Cassin, Barbara, (eds.), Paris, France: pp 43-64 [Published]
Deleuze-Artaud: ou la condition CsO
Alliez, Eric (2013). In: Jdey, Adnen, (eds.), Paris, France: [Published]
Matisse, Bergson, Oiticica, etc.
Alliez, Eric (2013). In: Mullarkey, John, De Mille, Charlotte, (eds.), Edinburgh, U.K.: pp 63-79 [Published]
Re-presentacao da cinefilosofia deleuziana: em direcao a uma politica do cinema?
Alliez, Eric (2013). In: Parente, Andr├®, (eds.), Campinas, Brazil: [Published]
Conclusion: the Guattari-Deleuze effect
Alliez, Eric (2011). In: Alliez, Eric, Goffey, Andrew, (eds.), London, U.K.: pp 260-274 [Published]
Introduction
Alliez, Eric and Goffey, Andrew (2011). In: Alliez, Eric, Goffey, Andrew, (eds.), London, U.K.: pp 1-14 [Published]
Undoing the image (signposts of a research programme)
Alliez, Eric (2011). In: Avanessian, Armen, Skrebowski, Luke, (eds.), Berlin, Germany: pp 65-86 [Published]
Capitalism and schizophrenia and consensus: of relational aesthetics
Alliez, Eric (2010). In: Zepke, Stephen, O'Sullivan, Simon, (eds.), Edinburgh, U.K.: Edinburgh University Press pp 85-99 [Published]
Deleuze with Masoch
Alliez, Eric (2010). In: De Bolle, Leen, (eds.), Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press pp 117-130 [Published]
Matisse with Dewey with Deleuze
Alliez, Eric and Bonne, Jean-Claude (2009). In: Holland, Eugene W., Smith, Daniel W., Stivale, Charles J., (eds.), London, U.K.: pp 104-123 [Published]
Contemporary Matisse (variations in three, two, one)
Alliez, Eric (2008). In: O'Sullivan, Simon, Zepke, Stephen, (eds.), London, U.K.: Continuum pp 139-150 [Published]
Philosophy and contemporary art after Adorno and Deleuze: an exchange
Osborne, Peter and Alliez, Eric (2008). In: Garnett, Robert, Hunt, Andrew, (eds.), London, U.K.: pp 35-64 [Published]
Deleuze avec Masoch
Alliez, Eric (2007). In: Gelas, Bruno, Micolet, Herve, (eds.), Nantes, France: pp 225-236 [Published]
Anti-Oedipus: thirty years on (between art and politics)
Alliez, Eric (2006). In: Fuglsgang, Martin, Sorensen, Bent Meier, (eds.), Edinburgh, U.K.: Edinburgh University Press pp 151-168 [Published]
Aion, Khronos
Alliez, Eric (2004). In: Cassin, Barbara, (eds.), Paris: pp 44-52 [Published]
The BwO condition or, The politics of sensation
Alliez, Eric (2004). In: de Bloois, Joost, Houppermans, Sjef, Korsten, Frans-Willem, (eds.), Amsterdam, The Netherlands: pp 93-112 [Published]
Rhizome
Alliez, Eric(2010). [Published]
Organsiz Beden Nasil Yapilir? Ernesto Neto'nun anti-Leviathan'i
Alliez, Eric(2009). [Published]
The dislocation of the IMAGE-grip
Alliez, Eric(2009). [Published]
Undoing the image
Alliez, Eric(2008). [Published]
On attitudes: what is to be done with indifference?
Alliez, Eric, Lotringer, Sylvere and Rifkin, Adrian(2008). [Published]
What is contemporary French philosophy today?
Alliez, Eric(2008). [Published]
Undoing the image
Alliez, Eric(2008). [Published]
Art as experience: Deleuze (and Guattari) after Matisse (and Dewey)
Alliez, Eric(2007). [Published]
Deleuze after Matisse after Deleuze & Guattari
Alliez, Eric(2007). [Published]
Spectres of Seurat (or, Seurat versus Duchamp)
Alliez, Eric(2007). [Published]
Maitresse: voce pode ma amarrar sobre a mesa
Alliez, Eric(2006). [Published]
La pensee-Matisse, portrait de l'artiste en hyperfauve (the passage)
Alliez, Eric(2006). [Published]
Deleuze et le cinema
Alliez, Eric(2006). [Published]
The difference and repetition of Gabriel Tarde
Alliez, Eric(2005). [Published]
Anti-Oedipus: thirty years on
Alliez, Eric(2004). [Published]
Deleuze after Matisse
Alliez, Eric(2003). [Published]