Best known for developing the concept of temporary autonomous zones (TAZ). Originally, his name was Peter Lamborn Wilson - he is an often controversial USA, Sufi-anarchist writer and activist.
This is a link to his writings available at the Anarchist Library. Plus a video link to rather self-opinionated interviewer talking to Hakim Bey.
The Burgers factory building in Eindhoven, Netherlands, was squatted originally in 1990.
Now, the HertogStaat Foundation aims to create and maintain affordable living and workshops for starting entrepreneurs, artisans and artists. Includes events and happenings.
A lively community of residents and creators.
US magazine. Glossy, well-illustrated, but with a substantial on-line presence too. Fairly radical, depending upon your own views of course! Lots of left-field points of view on how the world is malfunctioning.
Includes powerful images, art and videos.
This café and gallery is a pretty neat space, place run by creative people.
The Ideas Block offers a place for displaying art works, putting on shows and even encourages artists and creators to apply for ‘artist in residence’ places. It is located in the fairly alternative area of Vilnius near the bus and railway stations.
Seems so, this is becoming a lovely republic of icon painters, artists, great abandoned houses, cosy cafes, a lot of mysterious courtyards, uphill streets and ladders, of painters, art dealers, monks and nuns, Central Asian-immigrants, birthplaces of and living places of many known Russian poets, writers, painters, musicians, jokers etc.
It's old and officialy functioning again since 2002, hence: expect something marvellous if you believe, and if you don't believe be amazed by the Power of Transformation and Expansion this epoch's about!
Sacred space within a form of FCS
A lovely film animation based around the words of John in an interview from Toronto 1969. It was conducted by 14 tear old Jerry Levitan.
Pause for thoughts.
“Anything you hear is there…all answers.”
Cartoon Kate is something of UK-alternative-institution. Her first, fab cartoon book was ‘Copse’ the cartoon book of tree/road protests.
She has produced much fine, thought-provoking work about environmentalism, squatting, eco-protest and more. Including the Calais refugee camp cartoon, 'Threads'. Awesome! Help her to fund its printing and distribution.Have a good look around her website.
German-based duo of artists, Detlef Kelbassa and Corrina Kuhn. Working in a diverse range of mediums, much of their work focuses on the relationship between nature and man. Installations and experiments in the cabinet of curiosities! Links to their main site and Facebook page.
An arts-based intentional community in Switzerland. Music, performance, sports events, installations and 'fun'! An old foundry converted into a vibrant arts venue involving local people as well as those who are involved full-time in the Culture Factory.
In Wetzikon, Switzerland. They say that: “The Culture Factory is a former foundry, which is a place for cultural encounters and cultural production today.
The culture - one hand understood as performing and visual arts, on the other hand as human needs such as housing, work and meet each other - intended as a unifying element, the various parts of the Kulturfabrik together.”