Dada & Surrealism A&I (Art and Ideas)

by Menanteau, Etienne; Gale, Matthew; Welle-Skitt, Dagmar

• ISBN13: 9780714832616
• ISBN10: 0714832618
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-11-19
• Publisher: Phaidon Press

Summary

This introductory survey traces the origins and development of twoevolutionary 20th-century art movements: Dada and Surrealism. It exploreshe full range of artistic production, including film, photography andainting. The art is situated within a context of ideas.;Against theackground of the slaughter of World War I, the Dadas embarked upon a totaleconsideration of nationalism, materialism and the basis of art. Hugo Ballnd Tristan Tzara in Zurich, Richard Huelsenbeck and Raoul Hausmann in Berlin,rancis Picabia and Andre Breton in Paris - all emphasized the freedom ofhe individual in their art. Dada has no consistent style and was never anrganized movement.;Surrealism, on the other hand, was a clearly constitutedovement with a recognized charismatic leader, Andre Breton. In an attempt toeconcile the rational and irrational sides of existence, the movementxplored dreams, trances and automatism. The results include the paintings ofax Ernst, Joan Miro, Salvadore Dali and Rene Magritte.

Author Biography

Matthew Gale, a specialist in twentieth-century art, is a curator at Tate, London.

Table of Contents

Introduction On the Threshold of Liberty	5	(4)
1 Merdre Dada's Roots in the Avant-Garde	9	(24)
2 Dada's Balcony Dada in Zurich 1915-1920	33	(48)
3 From the Other Side Dada in Other Neutral Cities 1915-1921	81	(34)
4 The Spirit of the Age Dada in Central Europe 1917-1922	115	(56)
5 Dada Stirs Up Everything Dada in Paris 1919-1924	171	(42)
6 A Wave of Dreams Beginnings of Surrealism 1924-1929	213	(52)
7 Accommodations of Desires Rifts within Surrealism 1929-1933	265	(38)
8 The Call of the Night The Surrealist International 1933-1939	303	(50)
9 Fabulous Race-Track of Death Exile 1939-1946	353	(46)
10 The Breach Surrealism in the Postwar Years 1946-1966	399	(20)
Epilogue	419	(7)
Glossary	426	(2)
Brief Biographies	428	(3)
Key Dates	431	(5)
Map	436	(2)
Further Reading	438	(2)
Index	440	(6)
Acknowledgements	446