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Surrealism and magic : enchanted modernity / exhibiton and catalog by Gražina Subelytė and Daniel Zamani ; edited by Vivien Greene, Michael Philipp, Gražina Subelytė, Karole P. B. Vail, Ortrud Westheider, Daniel Zamani ; with contributions by Susan Aberth, Will Atkin, Helen Bremm, Victoria Ferentinou, Alyce Mahon, Kristoffer Noheden, Gavin Parkinson, Gražina Subelytė, Daniel Zamani.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Munich ; London ; New York : Prestel, 2022.Description: 272 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 9783791378145
  • 9783791390475
  • 9783791390864
  • 9783791378138
  • 9783791390482
  • 9783791390468
Subject(s): Summary: Like no other 20th-century movement, Surrealism was keenly inspired by tropes of magic, myth and the occult. In their engagement with the irrational and the unconscious, numerous of its members looked to magic as a poetic and deeply philosophical discourse, related to both arcane knowledge and individual self-empowerment. In their works, they heavily drew on esoteric symbols and cultivated the image of the artist as a magician, visionary, and alchemist. This catalog explores the myriad ways, in which magic and the occult informed the development of the Surrealist movement in international perspective, from the “metaphysical paintings” of Giorgio de Chirico through to works of the post-war period. Lavishly illustrated, it combines longer research essays with focused chapter introductions, all penned by leading scholars in the field. Amongst the many fascinating artists included in the volume are Victor Brauner, Leonora Carrington, Salvador Dalí, Paul Delvaux, Enrico Donati, Max Ernst, Leonor Fini, Wifredo Lam, René Magritte, Roberto Matta, Roland Penrose, Kay Sage, Kurt Seligmann, Dorothea Tanning, Yves Tanguy, and Remedios Varo.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-267)

Like no other 20th-century movement, Surrealism was keenly inspired by tropes of magic, myth and the occult. In their engagement with the irrational and the unconscious, numerous of its members looked to magic as a poetic and deeply philosophical discourse, related to both arcane knowledge and individual self-empowerment. In their works, they heavily drew on esoteric symbols and cultivated the image of the artist as a magician, visionary, and alchemist. This catalog explores the myriad ways, in which magic and the occult informed the development of the Surrealist movement in international perspective, from the “metaphysical paintings” of Giorgio de Chirico through to works of the post-war period. Lavishly illustrated, it combines longer research essays with focused chapter introductions, all penned by leading scholars in the field. Amongst the many fascinating artists included in the volume are Victor Brauner, Leonora Carrington, Salvador Dalí, Paul Delvaux, Enrico Donati, Max Ernst, Leonor Fini, Wifredo Lam, René Magritte, Roberto Matta, Roland Penrose, Kay Sage, Kurt Seligmann, Dorothea Tanning, Yves Tanguy, and Remedios Varo.

Also published in German under the title 'Surrealismus und Magie, Verzauberte Moderne' and in Italian under the title: 'Surrealismo e magia. La modernità incantata'.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, 9 April - 26 September 2022; and Museum Barberini, Potsdam, 22 October 2022- 29 January 2023.