This richly illustrated exhibition catalog explores one of the most transformative moments in the history of Surrealism, focusing on the artistic innovations, intellectual debates, and creative experimentation that shaped the movement around 1929.
Drawing on the renowned Centre Pompidou collection in Paris, the publication brings together paintings, sculptures, drawings, collages, surrealist objects, photographs, and archival materials by some of the most influential figures of twentieth-century modern art.
The catalog features works by René Magritte, Marcel Duchamp, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, Giorgio de Chirico, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Yves Tanguy, and Man Ray, among others. Particular attention is given to Magritte’s enigmatic visual language, Dalí’s exploration of the unconscious, and Duchamp’s radical challenge to traditional artistic conventions.
The year 1929 marked a crucial turning point for the Surrealist movement, characterized by ideological divisions, the emergence of new artistic approaches, and the publication of André Breton’s Second Manifesto of Surrealism. The catalog examines these developments while highlighting the extraordinary vitality and diversity of Surrealist artistic expression.
Photography also occupies an important place in the publication, with works by Brassaï, Jacques-André Boiffard, Eli Lotar, Claude Cahun, and Man Ray, revealing the essential contribution of experimental photography to Surrealist aesthetics.
An important reference for collectors, researchers, and readers interested in Surrealist art, twentieth-century European Modernism, and the history of the avant-garde.
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