Surrealism: Desire Unbound - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0691123365 ISBN 13: 9780691123363

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 2005

Riassunto

Published to accompany a major exhibition of international surrealism at Tate Modern and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2002, this illustrated catalogue explores desire in surrealist art in both words and images. Key works by such artists as Duchamp, Magritte, Ernst, Dali, de Chirico, Giacometti, Bellmer, Oppenheim, and Cahun are illustrated and discussed, as are surrealist films and photographs by Man Ray, Brassai, and others. The volume also features some of the rare and beautiful books produced by the surrealists in their celebration of love, as well as a selection of fascinating manuscripts, letters, and documentary photographs that reveal the personal contexts of the group's exploration of desire. Essays by leading scholars show how the theme of desire was implicated in almost all aspects of surrealist activity.

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Recensione:

"The lavishly illustrated catalogue . . . provides additional lenses through which to view the often hypnotic artworks and the affiliated groups of artists that produced them. Eleven essayists dissect desire in all its romantic, sexual, psychoanalytic, literary, and political manifestations."--Robert Askins, ArtNews

"[A] gripping album of Surrealist works in all media, from the movement's origins in interwar Europe to its legacy in contemporary art, with special attention to erotic content. Thematic essays offer as much historical sweep and critical penetration as any single book on the subject."--Kenneth Baker, San Francisco Chronicle

"This well-crafted book comprises a rich lode of 300 illustrations, many not published previously, and 12 essays (by as many contributors) devoted to the many aspects of surrealist desire. Since the notion of desire is central to surrealism, this volume is overdue and most welcome. . . . A variety of presentations and explanations of events, artists works, and particular manifestations of surrealism provide useful background and detail, thus usefully complementing the annotated essays."--Choice

"The theme of the exhibition is considerably enhanced and refined by its well orchestrated catalogue."--Roger Cardinal, Times Literary Supplement

"With qualifications, everything in the show possesses surreality--or convulsive beauty--providing we understand how to unlock it. The most helpful thing to understand is that aesthetics was never a central Surrealist preoccupation, so looking for an aesthetic experience here will not get you to first base."--Arthur C. Danto, The Nation

L'autore:

Vincent Gille works at the Pavillon des Arts, Paris.

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• Editore: Princeton Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0691123365
• ISBN 13: 9780691123363
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 349
• Redattore: Mundy Jennifer, Ades Dawn, Gille Vincent