Forbidden territories : 100 years of surreal landscapes /
"Published to mark the centenary of Surrealism, this publication offers a new perspective on one of the most famous art movements with pioneering new research on its links with ecology and with politics. The development of Surrealism in the 1920s and 30s coincided with that of important new res...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Thames and Hudson,
2024.
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| Summary: | "Published to mark the centenary of Surrealism, this publication offers a new perspective on one of the most famous art movements with pioneering new research on its links with ecology and with politics. The development of Surrealism in the 1920s and 30s coincided with that of important new research and knowledge in the sciences, notably in biology. Forbidden Territories explores the unexamined interplay between Surrealism and life science, including the mutual influence of Sigmund Freud, illuminating how Surrealist strategies draw the eye to the astonishing aspects of scientific data and knowledge of the landscape, in ways that are prescient, even revelatory, in the present. The book further looks at the role of international conflict within Surreal landscapes and how these terrains became a vehicle for political statements and dissent. Finally, it expands on the Surrealist mythologization of the unconscious as a great ocean 'where the sharks of madness cruise', analysing the 'ecology of the mind', examining links between bodies of water and psycho-surreal worlds in poetry, paintings and photographs from the unique perspective of female Surrealist artists. Spanning the movement, this survey includes works by Eileen Agar, Leonora Carrington, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, Man Ray, Lee Miller and Yves Tanguy as well as interventions by contemporary artists working within the lasting legacy of Surrealism, such as Maria Berrio and Michael Dean."-- |
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| Item Description: | Published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Forbidden Territories: 100 years of Surreal Landscapes' at the Hepworth Wakefield, 21 November 2024 - 27 April 2025, The Box, Plymouth, 23 May - 7 September 2025 and Museum Arnhem, 3 October 2025 - 1 February 2026. Artists include: Marion Adnams ; Eileen Agar ; Jean Arp ; Shuvinai Ashoona ; John Banting ; María Berrío ; André Breton ; Emmy Bridgwater ; Claude Cahun ; Leonora Carrington ; Ithell Colquhoun ; Salvador Dalí ; Max Ernst ; Merlyn Evans ; Gordon Onslow Ford ; Ellen Gallagher ; Samuel Haile ; Stefanie Heinze ; Barbara Hepworth ; Dora Maar ; Conroy Maddox ; René Magritte ; Helen Marten ; Reuben Mednikoff ; E. L. T. Mesens ; Lee Miller ; Henry Moore ; Desmond Morris ; Grace Pailthorpe ; Nicolas Party ; Francis Picabia ; Toni del Renzio ; Ceri Richards ; Edith Rimmington ; Ro Robertson ; John Selby-Bigge ; Wael Shawky ; Gurminder Sikand ; Yves Tanguy ; Paule Vézelay ; Mary Wykeham ; Portia Zvavahera. |
| Physical Description: | 206 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780500028032 0500028036 |