Symbolism, Dada, Surrealisms : Selected Writing of Mary Ann Caws

• Autore: Caws Mary Ann
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Reaktion Books, Limited, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (381 pages)
• Soggetto topico: Surrealism; Dadaism
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Prelude -- Object Lessons and Talismans -- Objecting with Dada -- Exquisite Essentials and the Cadavre Exquis -- Beholding Nothing in Mallarmé -- Mallarmé and Duchamp: Mirror, Stair, and Gaming Table -- Poetics of the Poem-Object and Talisman: Mallarmé, Cornell, Dickinson, and Breton -- Casting a Talismanic Spell with Raymond Roussel, Méret Oppenheim, Antonin Artaud, Victor Brauner, and Gherasim Luca -- Dorothea Tanning: The Poetry of Door 84 -- Elspeth Halvorsen: An Intimate Cosmos -- Imaginations and Scandals -- Voice and Voyage with Robert Desnos -- Snail Time: Duchamp, Mina Loy, Pablo Echaurren, Arakawa Gins, Thom Gunn -- How to House the Surrealist Imagination? -- André Masson: A Mythology of Desire -- Cornell and Duchamp: Bubbles and Brightness in Surrealism -- Photography, Poetry, and Painting -- Dora Maar: Photographer-Painter-Poet, and a Certain Baroque -- Ladies Shot and Painted: Female Embodiment in Surrealist Art -- These Photographing Women: The Scandal of Genius -- An Erotics of Representation: Fashioning the Icon with Man Ray -- Kay Sage: Rather Extraordinary All Around -- Personalities and Presentations -- Malcolm de Chazal, Visionary -- Alice (Paalen) Rahon: A Surrealist Multiple and Mysterious -- Wilhelm Freddie: Againstness Wins Out -- Re-Cognizing Hedda Sterne: The Last of the Irascibles -- Jacqueline Lamba, Aube Elléouët-Breton, and Ondine: Art and Letters -- Unica Zürn: Beyond Bizarre -- Joyce Mansour in Double Time -- Gathering: Some Women Poets, Performers, and Painters -- Encounter with "Surrealism Beyond Borders" -- Endnotes -- Notes on Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Photo Acknowledgments.
• Sommario/riassunto: This collection of essays by Mary Ann Caws explores the artistic movements of Symbolism, Dada, and Surrealism, examining their impact and evolution into the present day. Caws delves into the subjective and objective nature of visual and textual objects, focusing on the role of the observer in interpreting art. The book highlights the flexibility and inventive potential of the female imagination in these movements, showcasing how contemporary art and writing can expand our understanding of past artistic impulses. Caws also discusses the ambivalence and ambiguity that characterized Dada and Surrealism, emphasizing the ongoing relevance of these traits in modern art. The book is intended for readers interested in art history, literary criticism, and gender studies.
• Titolo autorizzato: Symbolism, Dada, Surrealisms
• ISBN: 9781789149029; 1789149029
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911009231203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II