In Montparnasse, the emergence of surrealism in Paris, from Duchamp to Dali, Sue Roe
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In Montparnasse, the emergence of surrealism in Paris, from Duchamp to Dali, Sue Roe
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-291) and index
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non fiction
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In Montparnasse
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bibliography
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1091692428
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Sue Roe
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the emergence of surrealism in Paris, from Duchamp to Dali
Summary
During the 1920s, in the Parisian neighbourhood of Montparnasse, a unique flowering of avant-garde artistic creativity became the cradle of Dada and Surrealism. In this crowd biography, Sue Roe tells the story - from Duchamp to Dali, via Man Ray and Max Ernst - of the salons and cafes, alliances and feuds, love affairs and scandals, successes and suicides of one of the most important and long-lasting artistic achievements of the twentieth century
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Introduction: nude descending a staircase -- Café life, performances and fancy-dress balls -- What is art? -- Anticipation in Paris, readymades in New York -- Parade: Une sorte de sur-réalisme -- The dada manifesto -- Rrose Sélavy -- Max Ernst's surrealist collages -- The first rayographs -- The female anatomy explored -- The surrealist manifesto -- New surrealist perspectives -- Surrealists divide -- Surrealists explore l'amour fou -- The impact of Salvador Dalí -- The long lens of surrealism
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adult
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