Text: Agony of Eros by Byung-Chul Han

Guides: Czarina & Nicholas

Place: SoHo

In this book-length essay, acclaimed German philosopher Byung-Chul Han reflects on the imperiled status of love and desire in our present moment. Han points to the corrosive influence of narcissism and technologically-mediated social life on our ability to "accept self-negation." What are the present conditions for love and desire? How can we change those conditions? And what form could these efforts possibly take in public space?

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