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Unica ZĂŒrn
Art, Writing and Post-War Surrealism
Esra Plumer
- 272 pages
- English
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Unica ZĂŒrn
Art, Writing and Post-War Surrealism
Esra Plumer
Ă propos de ce livre
Diagnosed with schizophrenia in the 1950s, German writer and artist Unica ZĂŒrn produced a wealth of remarkable textual and visual material within psychiatric institutions across Germany and France. While ZĂŒrn is often discussed in relation to her partner, the controversial artist Hans Bellmer, this innovative book moves beyond the familiar model of the overlooked 'significant other' and re-introduces her as a member of the French Surrealist group. This is the first monograph on the life and work of the Unica ZĂŒrn in English. Esra Plumer presents ZĂŒrn's life and work in light of the artist's individual experiences with WWII, Post-war Surrealism and mental illness, at the same time revealing wider aspects of her artistic practice in relation to her contemporaries. She also reveals how the techniques of anagrams and automatism (writing and drawing methods designed to unlock the subconscious mind) form the pillars of ZĂŒrn's artistic creative output, which carry her work into the wider theoretical circles of psychoanalytic theory and post-structuralist thought.
Foire aux questions
Informations
Table des matiĂšres
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword by Mary Ann Caws
- Introduction
- 1. Beginnings of Change
- 2. Exhibitions and Exposure
- 3. âFemme de Bellmerâ: Critical Reception from 1984 to 2014
- 4. Anagrams
- 5. Automatism after 1945
- 6. Notes on Unica ZĂŒrnâs The Man of Jasmine andOther Narratives
- Epilogue
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- eCopyright