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His malaise spreads through the museum, culminating in a gobsmacking sequence in which a situationist ape impersonator menaces wealthy patrons at a black-tie dinner.

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2017

In 1967, the French situationist Guy Debord uncannily predicted a society in which the relationships between people were “mediated by images”.

From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2015

A couple of times during his stay in Manchester he has staged situationist happenings.

From The Guardian • Aug. 30, 2012

Their presence reminded Friday of an old situationist stunt from the Virgin Prunes days.

From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2010

Yet by refusing to acknowledge absolutes, the situationist can defend, for example, the World War II concentration-camp doctor who saved the lives of 3,000 Rumanian Jewish women by secretly performing abortions on them.

From Time Magazine Archive