"Taking to Our Beds: On Hypochondria": Feb 10

"Taking to Our Beds: On Hypochondria,"
with Simon Critchley, Brian Dillon, and Peter Dunn
Wednesday, February 10, 7pm
Cabinet, 300 Nevins Street, Brooklyn
FREE. No RSVP necessary

In his new book "The Hypochondriacs: Nine Tormented Lives" (Faber & Faber), Brian Dillon, Cabinet’s UK editor, explores the lives of nine eminent malingerers — including Darwin, Proust, and Warhol — and the fear of illness that drove them to withdraw from the world. This talk/performance will feature Dillon in conversation about culture and hypochondria while sharing a sickbed and hot-water bottle with philosopher Simon Critchley, author of "The Book of Dead Philosophers." The invalids will be attended by psychoanalyst Peter Dunn.

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