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The shock of the new: the threshold of liberty

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Abstract
Surrealism was the last revolutionary art movement of the 20th century, but not so much a "movement" as a religion. Despised by formalists, its effects were enormous. The Surrealists' desire to liberate the unconscious mind helped the "primitive" Rousseau flourish. We visit such little-known monuments to the irrational as the huge Ideal Temple built in rural France over a span of 40 years by a local postman and the Watts Tower, and glimpse the fantasy/reality of Ernst, Miró, Dali, Magritte, Joseph Cornell and Jean Dubuffet. This program shows how even the New York School - Gorky, Motherwell, Rothko - were affected by Surrealism. Join Robert Hughes as he presents the concepts of Surrealism, Revolutionary Art, art nouveau architecture, dreams, Id, and the artists Maxim Gorky, Andre Breton, Henri Rousseau, De Chirico, Ernst, Miró, Dali, Magritte, Man Ray, and Joseph Cornell. This series is Robert Hughes' history of Modern Art from Cubism to Pop and the Avant-Garde.
Collection
Harry A. Sprague Library Collection
Subject
Gorky, Maksim, 1868-1936, Breton, André, 1896-1966, Rousseau, Henri, 1844-1910, De Chirico, Giorgio, 1888-1978, Ernst, Max, 1891-1976, Miró, Joan, 1893-1983, Dalí, Salvador, 1904-1989, Magritte, René, 1898-1967, Man Ray, 1890-1976, Cornell, Joseph, Dubuffet, Jean, 1901-1985, Modernism (Art), Art and society, Artists--Interviews, Surrealism, Art nouveau (Architecture)
Series
The shock of the new
Contributors
Hughes, Robert (Author of screenplay, etc.), Pegram, Lorna (Producer), Lough, Robin (Producer), Ambrose Video Publishing (Distributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (Producer), Time-Life Films (Producer), Reiner Moritz Productions (Producer)
Duration
00:58:30 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Target or Intended Audience
Art history students, World history students
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