Sade
Libertines and cancelled
On the occasion of the exhibition "Sade. Freedom or Evil", this cycle of debates, curated by writer and journalist Lucía Lijtmaer, seeks to open new lines of dialogue to reflect on the validity today of the author's work.
The writings of the Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) present a libertine philosophy of sexual excess and human suffering that refuses to make any concession to law, religion, or public morality. This cycle of debates offers discussion of these issues from the most contemporary standpoint. How do we tackle the new issues that have arisen with the feminist upsurge of the last decade? What roles are played by pleasure and sexual consent? How can burgeoning online sexist hatred be curbed, and what is its relationship with the new forms of totalitarianism? In a society that has lost belief in the traditional religions, is there any new authority and, if so, what is the role of art in its representation? Given the plurality of opinions, and new discourses and identities, is there a contemporary moral censorship?
This activity is part of Sade
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