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Surrealism And The Sacred

Power, Eros And The Occult In Modern Art

By: Celia Rabinovitch

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Surrealism And The Sacred

Power, Eros And The Occult In Modern Art

By: Celia Rabinovitch

From archaic fetishism, found objects, dream images and free association, Surrealist artists and writers—such as Giorgio de Chirico, Max Ernst, Salvador Dali, Meret Oppenheim and Wolfgang Paalen – transformed the ordinary into the extraordinary by deliberately evoking the ambivalence of sacred power. Surrealism and the Sacred traces the conflict between the secular and sacred forces from prehistory and paganism through the Renaissance and the occult revival of the 19th century to the Surrealist movement of the 20th century. Against the tyranny of reason and the European bourgeoisie, Surrealists drew from occultism, Asian religions and mysticism, and psychoanalysis to create an uncanny and creative state of mind that continues to have a profound effect on the modern imagination. This remarkable book challenges conventional assumptions about modern art and its larger meanings in the history of knowledge.

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Westview Press

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0813341582

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9780813341583

Duchamp's Pipe

A Chess Romance--Marcel Duchamp and George Koltanowski

By: Celia Rabinovitch

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Duchamp's Pipe

A Chess Romance--Marcel Duchamp and George Koltanowski

By: Celia Rabinovitch

Shortlisted for the 2021 Vine Awards Art, chess, and an $87,000 pipe frame an inside look at the relationship between Dadaist artist Marcel Duchamp and chess Grandmaster George Koltanowski Spanning three decades, two continents, two world wars, and the international art and chess scenes of the mid twentieth century, Duchamp's Pipe explores the remarkable friendship between art world enfant terrible Marcel Duchamp and blindfold chess champion George Koltanowski. Artist and cultural historian Celia Rabinovitch describes each man's rise to prominence, the chess matches that sparked their relationship, and the recently discovered pipe that Duchamp gave to Koltanowski. This tale of genius and resilience offers fresh insights into the essence of the gift in the bohemian underground. Rabinovitch invites us to discover the chess wizard and a Duchamp slightly off pedestal--and ultimately more human.

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North Atlantic Books

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1623173574

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Duchamp's Pipe

A Chess Romance--Marcel Duchamp and George Koltanowski

By: Celia Rabinovitch

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A Chess Romance--Marcel Duchamp and George Koltanowski

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Surrealism And The Sacred

Surrealism And The Sacred

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