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A Cavalier History of Surrealism

A down-and-dirty survey of the surrealist movement written by leading situationist theorist Raoul Vaneigem. Vaneigem's sketch bars no holds, blistering on surrealism's artistic and political aporias, and packed with telling quotations, it gives respect where respect is due, shedding a great deal of light on situationist attitudes, negative and positive, towards their surrealist predecessors.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 131 pages

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