Monsters and Myths
Surrealism & War in the 1930s and 1940s
Rizzoli · Print & ebook · October 16, 2018
This revelatory survey of Surrealist masterworks of the 1930s and 1940s by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Max Ernst, and André Masson presents the movement through a new and timely lens--that of war, violence, and exile.
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- Who it’s for
- Surrealist art of the 1930s and 1940s, viewed through war, violence, and exile.
- Themes
- Surrealism and war, Exile and displacement, Art amid fascism and conflict
- Genres
- Modern Art History (to 1945), Art & Politics, Contemporary Art History (1945-)
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This revelatory survey of Surrealist masterworks of the 1930s and 1940s by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Max Ernst, and André Masson presents the movement through a new and timely lens--that of war, violence, and exile. During the pivotal years between the world wars, Surrealist artists on both sides of the Atlantic responded through their works to the rise of Hitler and the spread of Fascism in Europe, resulting in a period of surprising brilliance and fertility.
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Monstrosities in the real world bred monsters in paintings and sculpture, on film, and in the pages of journals and artists' books. Despite the political and personal turmoil brought on by the Spanish Civil War and World War II, avant-garde artists in Europe and those who sought refuge in the United States pushed themselves to create some of the most potent and striking images of the Surrealist movement. Trailblazing essays by four experts in the field trace the experimental and international extent of Surrealist art during these years--and, perhaps most unexpectedly of all, its irrepressible beauty.
Surrealism at War
Surrealist art of the 1930s and 1940s, viewed through war, violence, and exile.
Come here for
- Surrealist art responding to fascism, war, violence, and exile
- The movement’s reach across Europe and the United States
Expect
- Four essays trace Surrealism’s international reach during the war years
Where it sits
| Art & Politics | 56% |
|---|---|
| Contemporary Art History (1945-) | 56% |
| Modern Art History (to 1945) | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Group Show Catalogs
- Modern Art History (to 1945)
- Art & Politics
- Authors
- Oliver Shell, Oliver Tostmann
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Published
- October 16, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Surrealism and war · Exile and displacement · Art amid fascism and conflict
- Reading lane
- Group Show Catalogs