Man Ray : when objects dream /

"American artist Man Ray (1890-1976) was a visionary known for his radical experiments that pushed the limits of photography, painting, sculpture, and film. In the winter of 1921, he pioneered the rayograph, a new twist on a technique used to make photographs without a camera. By placing object...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	D'Alessandro, Stephanie (Author, Curator), Pinson, Stephen C. (Author, Curator)
Other Authors:	Bransfield, Micayla (Contributor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2025]
Subjects:	Man Ray, > 1890-1976. Photograms > Exhibitions. Photography, Artistic > 20th century > Exhibitions. Art, Modern > 20th century > Exhibitions. Photogrammes > Expositions. Photographie artistique > 20e siècle > Expositions. Art > 20e siècle > Expositions. exhibition catalogs. Exhibition catalogs. Catalogues d'exposition.

Table of Contents:

Directors' foreword
Acknowledgments
Lenders to the exhibition
Introduction / Stephanie D'Alessandro and Stephen C. Pinson
Portfolio : Champs délicieux, 1922
Essays and plates
Mysterious silhouettes
Objects at hand
Sensitive surfaces
Concentrated forms of expression
A new field of gravity
Flou
Dangerous games
The tangible object
Chemical paintings
Body, hoar-frost, or fern
Dreams
Auras for the ordinary
Portfolio : électricité, 1931
Chronology / Micayla Bransfield
Works in the exhibition
Notes
Selected bibliography
Index
Photograph credits