About André Frankin
Lived 1925 – 1990 (aged 64). André Frankin was a Belgian academic.
André Frankin was a Belgian Lettrist and Situationist.
He wrote: Platform for a Cultural Revolution, (IS#3) . It provided modifications to An appeal to Revolutionary Intellectuals and Artists which was planned to be published at the opening of the Third Conference of the Situationist International held in Munich on 17–20 April 1959 Programmatic Outlines, (IS#4) which analyses the non-future as a theoretical element of the construction of situations in a transitory socialist society. Preface to the Scenic Unity "The Person and the others", (IS#5) which is a critique of theatre.
He resigned from the Situationist International in March 1961.
Of Frankin, Jean-Marie Apostolidès said: "André Frankin is not well-known and his impact on the lettrist and situationist movements are hard to measure".
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Frequently asked questions
Who was André Frankin?
lettrist, situationist
When was André Frankin born?
André Frankin was born on 16 June 1925 in Liège.
When did André Frankin die?
André Frankin died on 28 March 1990 in Liège.
What was André Frankin's occupation?
André Frankin was an academic.
What nationality was André Frankin?
André Frankin was Belgian.
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