A Delicate Balance of Reason by Sean Bw Parker
Book No. 9 out now
Without asking anyone’s permission, news media has become the most important artform of the 21st century. Writer, artist and musician Sean Bw Parker’s ninth book A Delicate Balance of Reason is an observational critique of the contemporary culture wars, and could be seen less as ‘anti-woke’ than ‘post woke’. Flashpoint topics such as the trans debate, academic free speech, cancel culture and 'presentism' in art and literature are all covered; elsewhere there are more gonzo-esque, snapshot takes - caught, tidied up, and delivered with algorithmic immediacy.
Taking the observational works of P.J. O'Rourke, Clive James and Julie Burchill as touchstones, from progressive leftist origins via the juggernaut of tech to the neurotic shapeshifting of now, A Delicate Balance... attempts to locate the sane human in the midst of relentlessly disorientating identity politics.
Sean Bw Parker (MA) is a British writer, artist and musician, born in Exeter in 1975. He gained a Masters degree in Fine Art from the University for the Creative Arts in 2003, following which he lived in Istanbul for ten years until 2014, where he gave TEDx talk 'Stammering and Creativity' and also lectured at Istanbul University. He has published several books, poems, albums and paintings, and won a number of awards.
He has been published in Westminster Commission reports, T.S. Eliot Foundation, Time Out Istanbul, Louder Than War, and appeared at the Brighton Science Festival, the University of Bristol, BIMM and others. He has interviewed Julie Burchill, Ed Harcourt, Kristin Hersh, Ian Broudie of The Lightning Seeds and Sarah Blackwood of Dubstar, hosted shows by The Members, Mark Morriss of The Bluetones and Eat Static at his Seafish music and arts venue in 2016, and was interviewed for a Sky Arts documentary in the same year. He curated the Chi-Signs, Blakefest and Wildefest mini-festivals between 2015 and 2017, and has been involved with numerous other exhibitions and live events.
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