Surrealism and the Exotic

<strong>Surrealism and the Exotic</strong> is the story of the obsessive relationship betweensurrealist and nonwestern culture. Describing the travels across Af... » 

Surrealism and the Exotic is the story of the obsessive relationship betweensurrealist and nonwestern culture. Describing the travels across AfricaOceania Mexico and the Caribbean made by wealthy aesthetes it combines aninsight into the mentality of early twentieth century collectors with anoverview of the artistic heritage at stake in these adventures. Featuring morethan 70 photographs of artefacts exhibitions and expeditionsinprogress itbrings to life the climate of hedonism enjoyed by Breton Ernst Durkheim andMauss It is an unparalleled introduction to the Surrealist movement and toFrench thought and culture in the 1920s and 1930s. «