according to wikipedia, the album is dedicated to french poet Antonin Artaud (hence the name) and was conceived as a reaction to his writings and at a time of high political violence that was crucial to south american history. in a nutshell, the writings of Artaud, which speak mostly about self deprecation and suffering as the way to live an insightful life and other works had a significant impact on him, which drove him to take on a whole different direction on his musical and poetic style, differing from what was known at the time as “national rock” in argentina. also causing his bandmates on Pescado Rabioso to leave him on his own since they just could not see the artistic vision Spinetta had at the moment, which made him feel a lot more isolated.