Surrealism at Play

(Part of the Art History Publication Initiative Series)

by Susan Laxton

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In Surrealism at Play Susan Laxton writes a new history of Surrealism in which she traces the centrality of play to the movement and its ongoing legacy. For surrealist artists, play took a consistent role in their aesthetic as they worked in, with, and against a post-World War I world increasingly dominated by technology and functionalism. Whether through exquisite-corpse drawings, Man Ray's rayographs, or Joan Mir 's visual puns, Surrealists...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1478001968

ISBN13:9781478001966

Release Date:February 2019

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:384 Pages

Weight:2.45 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 7.1" x 10.2"

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Art Arts, Music & Photography Photography

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