# The Aesthetics of Disappearance, new edition

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- Authors: [Paul Virilio](https://www.bookquiver.com/paul-virilio), [Jonathan Crary](https://www.bookquiver.com/jonathan-crary)
- Publisher: semiotext_e
- ISBN: 978-15-8435-074-3
- Pages: 128
- Published: 2009-04-10
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Virilio introduces his understanding of " picnolepsy"—the epileptic state of consciousness produced by speed. Virilio himself referred to his 1980 work The Aesthetics of Disappearance as a " juncture"...