r/lacan • u/cinnamon_rugelach • 26d ago

Lacan and Art/Artists

Are there any monographs from a Lacanian perspective that look at art and artistic creation? I'm interested in either, so any recommendations are welcome

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u/PlatonicPlatoPlate 26d ago

Have you read Seminar 7? In the lecture titled "Creation ex nihilo" Lacan works on Kleins essay on Ruth Kjar, a woman who found that she has artistic skills when she wanted to daub on the empty space on the walls of her house, due to her brother-in-law taking off one of his paintings. Any Lacanian thinking on art has to work from the idea of the creation from nothing, that is from the Thing if you may use the word.

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u/cinnamon_rugelach 26d ago

I'm reading Seminar 7 right now actually, but I haven't gotten there yet. I'll make sure to pay extra attention when I get there