Reflecting the labyrinthine aspirations of the surrealists, the catalog, like the exhibition constructed in a labyrinth, abolishes the linear approach to the movement: its two reading faces represent two ways of entering the surrealist universe.
One side gives the reader a poetic glimpse into the artistic movement, reviewing 14 key dimensions such as dreams, chimeras, and the cosmos, etc. This section is illustrated with 250 reproductions of surrealist masterpieces. The other side presents the political evolution of the movement in 8 major stages from 1924 to 1968. This chronological section is illustrated with 150 documents and archives.
Between the two, readers will find excerpts from André Breton's Manifesto, accompanied by an essay by Olivier Wagner, curator at the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
General Information:
- Authors: Under the direction of Didier Ottinger and Marie Sarré. Scientific direction of the "Changing the World" section: Katia Sowels
- Publisher: Editions du Centre Pompidou
- Dimensions: 22 x 32 cm
- Year of Publication: 2024
- Number of Pages: 344
- Number of Illustrations: 350
- EAN: 9782844269881