| Jindrich Heisler: Surrealism Under Pressure, 1938-1953 Contributor(s): Witkovsky, Matthew S. (Editor), Toman, Jindrich (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0300179693 ISBN-13: 9780300179699 Publisher: Art Institute of Chicago OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General - Art | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General - Art | European |
| Dewey: 770.9 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 8.43" W x 10.29" (1.88 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Czech poet and photographer Jindřich Heisler (1914-1953) joined the Czech Surrealist Group in 1938, just as Nazi occupation of the country was driving the movement and Czech artists underground. Heisler published his first book of poetry a year later. In his brief and courageous career--Heisler died suddenly at the age of thirty-eight--he produced some of the most remarkable assemblage work of the Surrealist movement, including what is arguably the single-most important photobook produced in the 20th century, From the Strongholds of Sleep (1940-41). This gorgeously illustrated volume--with eighty color images of Heisler's assemblage pieces--introduces English-speaking audiences to his work, translating many of his writings for the first time and offering in-depth analysis of his postwar years in Paris in the company of Andr Breton, Benjamin P ret, the illustrator Toyen, and other major figures of the Surrealist movement. |