Through a unique blend of art, photography, film, and architecture, The Surreal House presents the individual dwelling as a place of mystery and wonder. Fusing house and dream, it probes the relationship between interior and shell, object and space, and it elaborates "the marvelous" and "compulsive beauty" as espoused by Andr??? Breton. The haunted house, the cabinet of curiosities, the ruined castle, the cage, the cave, the box, the labyrinth, the bell jar, and the womb are among the uniquely surreal habitats explored. ...
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Through a unique blend of art, photography, film, and architecture, The Surreal House presents the individual dwelling as a place of mystery and wonder. Fusing house and dream, it probes the relationship between interior and shell, object and space, and it elaborates "the marvelous" and "compulsive beauty" as espoused by Andr??? Breton. The haunted house, the cabinet of curiosities, the ruined castle, the cage, the cave, the box, the labyrinth, the bell jar, and the womb are among the uniquely surreal habitats explored. Shaped by the irrational and the subversive, the flip side of the modernist paradigm of the functional, rational dwelling, The Surreal House is ripe for discovery. Mirroring the surrealist love of poetic juxtaposition, the project brings together works by artists such as Edward Hopper, Marcel Duchamp, Giorgio de Chirico, Man Ray, Max Ernst, Ren??? Magritte, Joseph Cornell, and Salvador Dal???. A surreal legacy is to be found in the interiors of little-known Italian architect and designer Carlo Mollino, in Frederick Kiesler's model for "The Endless House" (1957-59), in sculptures by Louise Bourgeois and Rebecca Horn, and in installations by Edward Kienholz and Ilya Kabakov. Contemporary architecture is represented by the work of Rem Koolhaas and Diller & Scofidio, among others. A manifesto for a poetic reading of the house, The Surreal House reflects on the unquestionable importance of the dwelling, the cradle of our being, in the imaginative realm. This richly illustrated account brings together a host of commentators and historians, and accompanies a major exhibition. Published in association with the Barbican Art Gallery Exhibition Schedule: Barbican Art Gallery 06/10/10-09/17/10
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Good Condition. 9780300165760. Styles: Surrealism & Dada. Good+ 1st ed 2010 Yale hardback, a little forward spine lean, front corners a little bumped, small crease to corner of fly-leaf which has a little waviness, one further lower corner page fold, tight and unmarked. Size: 229\nx 295\nx 36.07mm. 352 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Styles: Surrealism & Dada; ISBN: 0300165765. ISBN/EAN: 9780300165760. Dewey Code: 728.37074. The book is available to view in-person at our Cambridge hub. The photos provided are of the actual book for sale, further condition-specific photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 087489.
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Very Good. Condition: Very Good +; Hardcover, no dustjacket as issued. First Edition. The book is in Very Good+ condition with clean covers and pages and a square, tight binding. Corners barely bumped. Photos upon request.
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New. No Jacket, As Issued. 352 pages 300 illustrations 186 in color. Illustrated boards. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the Barbican Art Gallery, London 10 June-12 September 2010. Select Bibliography.
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VG. covers have light shelf & edge-wear; back cover scuffed & marked w/ light spots of soiling. pgs lightly edge-toned w/ ink ghosting from opposing pgs/illustration; otherwise, clean. Grey boards w/ illustration & silver quarter cloth; black printing. blue & illustrated pastedowns & flyleafs. 347 pgs w/ color & bw illustrations. Through a unique blend of art, photography, film, and architecture, The Surreal House presents the individual dwelling as a place of mystery and wonder. Fusing house and dream, it probes the relationship between interior and shell, object and space, and it elaborates "the marvelous" and "compulsive beauty" as espoused by André Breton. The haunted house, the cabinet of curiosities, the ruined castle, the cage, the cave, the box, the labyrinth, the bell jar, and the womb are among the uniquely surreal habitats explored. Shaped by the irrational and the subversive, the flip side of the modernist paradigm of the functional, rational dwelling, The Surreal House is ripe for discovery. Mirroring the surrealist love of poetic juxtaposition, the project brings together works by artists such as Edward Hopper, Marcel Duchamp, Giorgio de Chirico, Man Ray, Max Ernst, René Magritte, Joseph Cornell, and Salvador Dalí. A surreal legacy is to be found in the interiors of little-known Italian architect and designer Carlo Mollino, in Frederick Kiesler's model for "The Endless House" (1957-59), in sculptures by Louise Bourgeois and Rebecca Horn, and in installations by Edward Kienholz and Ilya Kabakov. Contemporary architecture is represented by the work of Rem Koolhaas and Diller & Scofidio, among others. --Amazon.
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New. 0300165765. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--Text in English. 348 pages; over 300 illustrations. --with a bonus offer--
