In Montparnasse : the emergence of surrealism in Paris, from Duchamp to Dali / Sue Roe.
| Author/creator | Roe, Sue author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Penguin Press, 2019. |
| Description | ix, 310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| General note | Originally published: UK: Fig Tree, 2018. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-291) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2019286423 |
| ISBN | 9780241976609 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 024197660X |
| ISBN | 1101981172 |
| ISBN | 9781101981177 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | N6850 .R65 2019 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |