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

Author/creator Jolles, Adam author.
Format Book
PublicationUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2013]
Descriptionxiv, 270 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 x 24 cm.
Subjects
Surrealism--France. --Exhibitions. --History. --20th century.
Art, Modern--20th century. --Exhibitions. --History.
Curatorship--France. --History. --20th century.
Art museum curators--France. --History. --20th century.

SeriesRefiguring modernism
Refiguring modernism. ^A595297
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.
Abstract "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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 245-253) and index.
LCCN 2013023468
ISBN9780271059396 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0271059397 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0271064153
ISBN9780271064154