{"product_id":"anarch-by-gast-bouschet","title":"Anarch by Gast Bouschet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"1e6a5339-e49a-4582-b9a5-8f83d5d04457\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relative w-full overflow-visible\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-(--header-height)\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"1e6a5339-e49a-4582-b9a5-8f83d5d04457\" data-turn-id-container=\"1e6a5339-e49a-4582-b9a5-8f83d5d04457\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-91\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" 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data-end=\"553\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"cibsat\" data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"567\"\u003eOverview\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"808\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1yesskk\" data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"603\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"571\" data-end=\"582\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4vo (195 × 300 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1kgx0ed\" data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"622\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"616\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"10cange\" data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"661\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"636\"\u003eImages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 full-colour plates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"k72qsm\" data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"695\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"676\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limited hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"pibngh\" data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"726\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"698\" data-end=\"713\"\u003eLimitation:\u003c\/strong\u003e 800 copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1c56ixe\" data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"789\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"741\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e deep black paper, red and black foil stamping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"813\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"3h1ku8\" data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"830\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"1141\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"840\"\u003eAnarch\u003c\/em\u003e collects writings by Gast Bouschet documenting a trajectory from the contemporary gallery system into an increasingly liminal and elemental mode of existence. Rejecting commodified artistic production, the work proposes a counter-practice grounded in rupture, withdrawal, and ecological entanglement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1181\"\u003eThe texts move through reflections on:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1405\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"q5vpb6\" data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1228\"\u003eNon-human intelligences and microbial life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"14x5jsm\" data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1269\"\u003ePredation, decay, and transformation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"izt8du\" data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1322\"\u003eRitualised artistic practice as “counter-poison”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1g9ubpa\" data-start=\"1323\" data-end=\"1405\"\u003eThe emergence of a Saturnian \/ \u003cem data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1395\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eSol Niger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e current\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1570\"\u003eBouschet describes an art practice that is no longer separated from environment, but continuously altered by it — subject to decay, infestation, and recomposition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1572\" data-end=\"1575\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1jddw2n\" data-start=\"1577\" data-end=\"1592\"\u003eCore themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1848\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1nc9th7\" data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1637\"\u003eSinister animism and ecological sorcery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"emg2e\" data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1678\"\u003eAnti-institutional artistic practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"o9dus7\" data-start=\"1679\" data-end=\"1734\"\u003eMaterial transformation and decay as creative force\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"dh560m\" data-start=\"1735\" data-end=\"1793\"\u003eThe “Radiant Darkness” and base materialist philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"10gpm34\" data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"1848\"\u003eBlack metal aesthetics and philosophical extremity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1850\" data-end=\"1853\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"a9rac4\" data-start=\"1855\" data-end=\"1878\"\u003eContents (selected)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1880\" data-end=\"2161\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"9gzu69\" data-start=\"1880\" data-end=\"1932\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-start=\"1882\" data-end=\"1912\"\u003eNemesis (First Among Perils)\u003c\/em\u003e — Jason Mohaghegh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1nkavko\" data-start=\"1933\" data-end=\"1987\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-start=\"1935\" data-end=\"1966\"\u003eThe Mirrored Ladder of Strata\u003c\/em\u003e — Stephen O’Malley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1g0fjz7\" data-start=\"1988\" data-end=\"2040\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1990\" data-end=\"2038\"\u003eLetter to Sorcerers (Here Too There Are Stars)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"hdq5az\" data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2069\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2043\" data-end=\"2067\"\u003eSoiled by Rebel Powers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"c4jg1o\" data-start=\"2070\" data-end=\"2102\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2072\" data-end=\"2100\"\u003eOnly Chaos Sings the Truth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"an1kdi\" data-start=\"2103\" data-end=\"2161\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2105\" data-end=\"2159\"\u003eForest, Forest, Forest (Until My Blood Contains All)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2163\" data-end=\"2166\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"vtanei\" data-start=\"2168\" data-end=\"2205\"\u003ePosition in contemporary practice\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2207\" data-end=\"2546\"\u003ePrefaced by writer-philosopher Jason Mohaghegh and musician Stephen O’Malley, \u003cem data-start=\"2285\" data-end=\"2293\"\u003eAnarch\u003c\/em\u003e stands at the intersection of art book, occult reflection, and ecological philosophy. 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