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The curatorial avant-garde : surrealism and exhibition practice in France, 1925-1941 / Adam Jolles.

Author

Jolles, Adam, author.

Publication Info.

University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2013]

Location	Call No.	Status	Notes
Purdy-Kresge Library	N 6848.5 .S96 J65 2013	CHECKED IN

Description	xiv, 270 pages : illustrations some color ; 25 cm
	text rdacontent
	unmediated rdamedia
	volume rdacarrier
Series	Refiguring modernism.
Summary	"Explores the emergence of an amateur class of curators in France between the world wars. Focuses on the Surrealist writers and artists who developed an alternative curatorial practice to that pursued by the community of professionally trained curators and exclusive art dealers"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-253) and index.
Contents	Introduction : the curatorial avant-garde -- Breaking the silence -- Denouncing de Chirico -- Colonists by vocation -- The tactile turn -- The artist as dealer -- Conclusion : looking back on Adorno.
Subject	Surrealism -- France -- Exhibitions -- History -- 20th century.
	Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Exhibitions -- History.
	Curatorship -- France -- History -- 20th century.
	Art museum curators -- France -- History -- 20th century.
Standard No.	871211807
ISBN	9780271059396 (pbk. : alk. paper)
	0271059397 (pbk. : alk. paper)
	0271064153
	9780271064154
OCLC #	857743752

https://elibrary.wayne.edu:443/record=b5016117~S47*eng

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