A Companion to Dada and Surrealism (Blackwell Companions to Art History Book 13)

List of figures -- Editor -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Histories/geographies -- Dada's genesis: Zurich -- Neue Jugend: a case study in Berlin Dada -- Dada migrations: definition, dispersal, and the case of Schwitters -- New York dada: from end to beginning -- Nothing, ventured: Paris dada into surrealism -- Surrealism and the question of politics, 1925-1939 -- "Other" surrealisms: center and periphery in international perspective -- Dada and surrealism in Japan -- Dada and surrealism in Central and Eastern Europe -- Surrealism in Latin America -- Themes and interpretations -- Dissemination: the dada and surrealist journals -- Artists into curators: dada and surrealist exhibition practices -- Dada and surrealist poetics -- Chance and automatism: genealogies of the dissociative in dada and surrealism -- Crime/insurrection -- Re-enchantment: surrealist discourses of childhood, hermeticism, and the outmoded -- Surrealism and natural history: nature and the marvelous in Breton and Caillois -- The surrealist collection: ghosts in the laboratory -- The ethnographic turn -- Desire bound: violence, body, machine -- Equivocal gender: dada/surrealism and sexual politics between the wars;This excellent overview of new research on Dada and Surrealism blends expert synthesis of the latest scholarship with completely new research, offering historical coverage as well as in-depth discussion of thematic areas ranging from criminality to gender. Title Page 5 Copyright Page 6 Contents 7 List of Figures 10 Editor 13 Notes on Contributors 14 Acknowledgments 19 Introduction 21 Historiography 22 Avant-Garde/Subculture 25 Recent Research Trends 26 This Book, its Aims and Structure 28 Notes 31 References 33 Further Reading 37 Part I Histories/Geographies 39 Chapter 1 Dada’s Genesis: Zurich 41 Cubism, Futurism, Expressionism 45 The First “Public” Dada Evening 46 Collection Dada 49 Galerie Dada 49 Dada 51 “Scandal” at the Eighth Dada Soirée 52 Dada and Exile 53 Notes 54 References 54 Further Reading 57 Chapter 2 Neue Jugend:: A Case Study in Berlin Dada 58 Notes 68 References 69 Further Reading 73 Chapter 3 Dada Migrations: Definition, Dispersal, and the Case of Schwitters 74 Notes 87 References 87 Chapter 4 New York Dada: From End to Beginning 90 Constructing New York Dada 91 Machines 93 Masculinism, Feminism, Group Formation 96 Readymades 100 Notes 104 References 106 Further Reading 108 Chapter 5 Nothing, Ventured: Paris Dada into Surrealism 109 Some Events 111 Political Poetics 113 Language 114 The image, the object 117 Farewells 119 Into Surrealism 120 Surrealism and Painting 121 References 126 Further Reading 129 Chapter 6 Surrealism and the Question of Politics, 1925–1939 130 The Surrealist Revolution 131 The Crisis of 1929 136 Dissent and Politics 137 Surrealism in the Service of the Revolution 140 The Surrealists Break with the PCF 143 Towards an Independent Revolutionary Art 145 Notes 147 References 148 Chapter 7 “Other” Surrealisms: Center and Periphery in International Perspective 151 Acknowledgment 161 Notes 161 References 162 Further Reading 162 Chapter 8 Dada and Surrealism in Japan 164 Notes 177 References 177 Further Reading 180 Chapter 9 Dada and Surrealism in Central and Eastern Europe 181 New Maps of Dada and Surrealism 181 East of Dada 182 Reception of Surrealism across Central and Eastern Europe 184 The Impossible: Serbian Surrealism 185 A Great Black Silence: Surrealism in Romania 187 Against the Current: Surrealism in Czechoslovakia 189 Notes 193 References 194 Chapter 10 Surrealism in Latin America 197 Author’s Note 214 Notes 214 References 214 Part II Themes and Interpretations 217 Chapter 11 Dissemination: The Dada and Surrealist Journals 219 Introducing and Promoting Dada and Surrealism 219 Visual Cues: Graphic Design 222 Dialogue, Debate, and Dispute 224 The Journal Network 227 References 228 Further Reading 230 Chapter 12 Artists into Curators: Dada and Surrealist Exhibition Practices 231 References 243 Chapter 13 Dada and Surrealist Poetics 245 Dada Begins 246 Dada’s Meaningful Nonsense 247 The Laws of Chance: Between Dada and Surrealism 254 L’amour Fou 257 Coda 259 References 260 Further Reading 261 Chapter 14 Chance and Automatism:: Genealogies of the Dissociative in Dada and Surrealism 262 Dehumanization and Hybridity in Dada Chance 264 Surrealist Automatism and Objective Chance: World War I, Death, Telecommunication 269 Notes 275 References 275 Further Reading 277 Chapter 15 Crime/Insurrection 278 Notes 287 References 288 Chapter 16 Re-enchantment: Surrealist Discourses of Childhood, Hermeticism, and the Outmoded 290 Childhood 291 Toys 293 Cornell and the Question of Pedophilia 296 Nostalgia and the Outmoded 299 The Art of Memory 300 Notes 304 References 305 Further Reading 306 Chapter 17 Surrealism and Natural History: Nature and the Marvelous in Breton and Caillois 307 “A Feeling for Nature” 307 The Surrealist as Naturalist 313 The Marvelous 313 Roger Caillois, Surrealist Hermeneutics, and the “Demon of Analogy” 316 The Praying Mantis: Entomology and Surrealist Method 319 Note 322 References 322 Further Reading 323 Chapter 18 The Surrealist Collection: Ghosts in the Laboratory 324 Notes 336 References 336 Chapter 19 The Ethnographic Turn 339 References 352 Chapter 20 Desire Bound: Violence, Body, Machine 354 Sade in Chains 356 Surrealism’s Sade 359 Desire is a Strange Thing 364 Visualizing Sadism? 365 Note 369 References 369 Further Reading 371 Chapter 21 Equivocal Gender: Dada/Surrealism and Sexual Politics between the Wars 372 Notes 383 References 384 Chapter 22 Feminist Interventions: Revising the Canon 386 Feminist Revisions of Women in Dada and Surrealism 387 Gloria Orenstein’s “The Women of Surrealism 390 Dada, Surrealism, and their Heritage? 393 Women Artists across Dada and Surrealism 396 References 400 Part III Continuations/Aftermaths 403 Chapter 23 The Surrealist Movement since the 1940s 405 The Reception of Postwar Surrealism 406 The Untimely 408 Postwar Surrealist Formations 409 The Contribution of Postwar Surrealism 416 Acknowledgments 418 References 418 Chapter 24 Dada, Surrealism and their Heritage? The North American Reception of Dada and Surrealism 420 A Contested Heritage 420 Eros and the Eccentric Tradition 422 Queer Intruders in the Enchanter’s Domain 424 Dreams that Money Can Buy 428 Out of Time: Surrealist Anachronism 430 Note 431 References 432 Further Reading 435 Chapter 25 Surrealism and Counterculture 436 CoBrA 440 Lettrism and the Situationist International 443 References 449 Further Reading 450 Chapter 26 Assimilation: Objects; Commodities; Fashion 451 Spellbound in Wackyland 452 Material Objects 456 Materialist Objectives 457 In Fashion 461 Conclusions 464 Notes 465 References 467 Chapter 27 Sightings: Surrealist Idiolect, Gothic Marxism, Global Perils 469 The Totality Turn, or Surrealism after “Surrealism Without the Unconscious” 471 Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y: A Message about the Melancholy of Geopolitics 473 Popular Unrest: A Message about the Melancholy of Biopolitics 475 Distances Lost: Political Terror, Knowledge Production and the (Syn)Thesis of Awakening 478 Note 482 References 482 Further Reading 483 Index 484 EULA 499 Dada And Surrealism Are Two Of The Most Influential, Provocative, And Intellectually Demanding Areas Of Twentieth Century Art. A Companion To Dada And Surrealism Provides An Excellent Overview Of New Research In The Area From Some Of The Finest Established And Up-and-coming Scholars In The Field. Blending Expert Synthesis Of The Latest Scholarship With Previously Unpublished Research Findings, The Book Offers Detailed Historical Coverage As Well As In-depth And Innovative Discussion Of Thematic Areas Such As Childhood, Natural History, Counterculture, Criminality, Sexuality, And Gender. One Of The First Studies To Produce Global Coverage Of The Two Movements Together, This Unique Overview Addresses The Themes That Unite Them, But Also Looks At Them As Discrete, Albeit Partially Overlapping, Entities. The Companion Is Divided Into Three Sections: The First Offers A Complete Historical Account Of The Movements In An Expanded Global Context. The Second Provides A Series Of Essays On Key Themes Shared, To A Greater Or Lesser Extent, By The Movements. The Final Section Deals With The Critical And Cultural Aftermath Of Dada And Surrealism In The Later Twentieth Century. Re-defining The Research Field, This Text Provides An Invaluable Companion For Both Scholars And Students. David Hopkins Is Professor Of Art History At The University Of Glasgow. An Acknowledged Expert On Dada And Surrealism, He Has Published Widely On These Movements, And On Artists Such As Marcel Duchamp And Max Ernst. --book Jacket. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. Dada's Genesis: Zurich / David Hopkins -- 2. Neue Jugend: A Case Study In Berlin Dada / Debbie Lewer -- 3. Dada Migrations: Definition, Dispersal, And The Case Of Schwitters / Sherwin Simmons -- 4. New York Dada: From End To Beginning / Michael White -- 5. Nothing, Ventured: Paris Dada Into Surrealism / David Hopkins -- 6. Surrealism And The Question Of Politics, 1925-1939 / Elizabeth Legge -- 7. Other Surrealisms: Center And Periphery In International Perspective / Raymond Spiteri -- 8. Dada And Surrealism In Japan / Michael Richardson -- 9. Dada And Surrealism In Central And Eastern Europe / Majella Munro -- 10. Surrealism In Latin America / Krzysztof Fijalkowski -- 11. Dissemination: The Dada And Surrealist Journals / Dawn Ades -- 12. Artists Into Curators: Dada And Surrealist Exhibition Practices / Emily Hage -- 13. Dada And Surrealist Poetics / Adam Jolles -- 14. Chance And Automatism: Genealogies Of The Dissociative In Dada And Surrealism / Eric Robertson -- 15. Crime/insurrection / Abigail Susik -- 16. Re-enchantment: Surrealist Discourses Of Childhood, Hermeticism, And The Outmoded / Jonathan P. Eburne -- 17. Surrealism And Natural History: Nature And The Marvelous In Breton And Caillois / David Hopkins -- 18. Surrealist Collection: Ghosts In The Laboratory / Donna Roberts -- 19. Ethnographic Turn / Katharine Conley -- 20. Desire Bound: Violence, Body, Machine / Julia Kelly -- 21. Equivocal Gender: Dada/surrealism And Sexual Politics Between The Wars / Neil Cox -- 22. Feminist Interventions: Revising The Canon / Tirza True Latimer -- 23. Surrealist Movement Since The 1940s / Patricia Allmer -- 24. Dada, Surrealism And Their Heritage? The North American Reception Of Dada And Surrealism / Steven Harris -- 25. Surrealism And Counterculture / James Boaden -- 26. Assimilation: Objects; Commodities; Fashion / Elliott H. King -- 27. Sightings: Surrealist Idiolect, Gothic Marxism, Global Perils / Ulrich Lehmann. Edited By David Hopkins. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

This excellent overview of new research on Dada and Surrealism blends expert synthesis of the latest scholarship with completely new research, offering historical coverage as well as in-depth discussion of thematic areas ranging from criminality to gender.

• This book provides an excellent overview of new research on Dada and Surrealism from some of the finest established and up-and-coming scholars in the field

• Offers historical coverage as well as in–depth discussion of thematic areas ranging from criminality to gender

• One of the first studies to produce global coverage of the two movements, it also includes a section dealing with the critical and cultural aftermath of Dada and Surrealism in the later twentieth century

• Dada and Surrealism are arguably the most popular areas of modern art, both in the academic and public spheres