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Breton's late treatise on magic and art appears for the first time in English, complete with citations, commentaries and a bibliography
What is "Magic Art"? In 1953, André Breton, founder of the Surrealist movement, was invited by a prestigious French publisher to explore answers to this question. His resulting analysis is wide-ranging and evocative. Beginning with a literary review of magic and art, Breton draws upon Novalis and Baudelaire before considering the prehistoric rock art of Spain and France, the native art of the Pacific Northwest, the magical grimoires and alchemical symbolism of the Middle Ages, and the work of Hieronymus Bosch, Antoine Caron, Paolo Uccello, Gustav Moreau, Paul Gauguin and the Surrealists. Through these and other diverse sources, Breton traces a mystery that lies at the heart of our timeless fascination with otherness and seeks to place Surrealism as a successor to a magical sensibility that began with art itself.
First published in 1957 as L'Art magique, this important text is offered here as an English translation for the first time. Working from manuscript notes for the original project, this edition presents the iconographic content as Breton intended, together with more than 300 new citations and a comprehensive bibliography that emphasizes sources found in Breton's own library.
André Breton (1896-1966) was one of the founders and most controversial exponents of Surrealism, defining the movement in his first Surrealist Manifesto as "pure psychic automatism." Fleeing from Europe during World War II, Breton traveled throughout North America staging Surrealist exhibitions and lending his voice to several political movements.
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Hardcover. Etat : New. Breton's late treatise on magic and art appears for the first time in English, complete with citations, commentaries and a bibliography What is "Magic Art"? In 1953, André Breton, founder of the Surrealist movement, was invited by a prestigious French publisher to explore answers to this question. His resulting analysis is wide-ranging and evocative. Beginning with a literary review of magic and art, Breton draws upon Novalis and Baudelaire before considering the prehistoric rock art of Spain and France, the native art of the Pacific Northwest, the magical grimoires and alchemical symbolism of the Middle Ages, and the work of Hieronymus Bosch, Antoine Caron, Paolo Uccello, Gustav Moreau, Paul Gauguin and the Surrealists. Through these and other diverse sources, Breton traces a mystery that lies at the heart of our timeless fascination with otherness and seeks to place Surrealism as a successor to a magical sensibility that began with art itself. First published in 1957 as L'Art magique, this important text is offered here as an English translation for the first time. Working from manuscript notes for the original project, this edition presents the iconographic content as Breton intended, together with more than 300 new citations and a comprehensive bibliography that emphasizes sources found in Breton's own library. André Breton (1896-1966) was one of the founders and most controversial exponents of Surrealism, defining the movement in his first Surrealist Manifesto as "pure psychic automatism." Fleeing from Europe during World War II, Breton traveled throughout North America staging Surrealist exhibitions and lending his voice to several political movements. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781399971188
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Magic Art - Deluxe Edition +++ one of 88 exemplars only! +++
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Hardcover. Etat : Neu. 1. Auflage, Limitierte Ausgabe. What is 'Magic Art'? In 1953, André Breton, founder of the surrealist movement, was invited by a prestigious French publisher to explore answers to this question. His resulting analysis is wide-ranging and evocative. Beginning with a literary review of magic and art, Breton draws upon Novalis and Baudelaire before considering the prehistoric rock art of Spain and France, the native art of the Pacific Northwest, the magical grimoires and alchemical symbolism of the Middle Ages, and the work of Hieronymus Bosch, Antoine Caron, Paolo Uccello, Gustav Moreau, Paul Gauguin and the Surrealists. Through these and other diverse sources, Breton traces a mystery that lies at the heart of our timeless fascination with otherness and seeks to place surrealism as a successor to a magical sensibility that began with art itself. First published in 1957 as L'Art magique, this important text is offered here as an English translation for the first time. Working from manuscript notes for the original project, this edition presents the iconographic content as Breton intended, together with more than 300 new citations and a comprehensive bibliography that emphasizes sources found in Breton's own library. This deluxe edition is limited to 88 hand-numbered copies signed by André Breton's daughter, Aube Elléouët Breton. It contains a supplementary volume of additional texts: 32 modern responses from artists, scholars, poets, and esotericists providing contemporary insights into Breton's 1955 Enquiry on 'magic art'; reviews of L'Art magique when it first appeared in 1957; an interview with Breton concerning the work; and an essay from surrealist scholar Will Atkin that explores the relevancy of Breton's project today. Bound in full morocco by the acclaimed artisan bindery, Ludlow Bookbinding, this deluxe takes inspiration from the surrealist bookbinder, Paul Bonet. His custom binding of Breton's Second manifeste du Surréalisme (commissioned in 1934) draws upon the recurring surrealist preoccupation of the hand, presented as a photograph, and augmented with gilt tooling and morocco onlays. It was purchased for the Bibliothèque nationale in 2019. Due to the sheer weight (4,3kg!) of this tome, extra postage needs to be added. Widmung des Verfassers. N° de réf. du vendeur 40
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