| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 338 pages) |
| Contents |
IntrofuctionSection I War, Poverty and a Manifesto: In the Backdrop of Art and Liberty I. Chapter 1 In the Thick of War: The Impact of WWII on the Literary and Pictorial Imagery of the Art and Liberty Group (page 51)I. Chapter 2 Poverty is a Social Matter ... And an Artistic One Too: The Art and Liberty Group and the Plight of the Working Class (page 115)I. Chapter 3 Fascism at Home: Towards a New Reading of Art and Liberty's Manifesto of December 22, 1938 (page 148)- -- Section II To the Rescue: Art and Liberty and the Reworking of Surrealism from CairoII. Chapter 4 Surrealism at Work in Cairo: Art and Liberty's Subjective Realism, or When 'Surrealist' Art Becomes 'Free' Art (page 243)II. Chapter 5 Beyond Regionalist Modernisms: Art and Liberty and British Post-Surrealism (page 318)II. Chapter 6 From Theory to Action: The Exhibition Practices, Performances and Surrealist Events of the Art and Liberty Group By Way of ConclusionArt and Liberty: A Legacy Interrupted ... A Legacy All the Same (Page 404)- -- Appendix 1 Plates of Artworks by the Art and Liberty Group (Dropbox)Appendix 2 Plates of Archival Materials and Primary Documents Related to the Art and Liberty Group (Dropbox)Appendix 3 Transcripts of Select Writings by and about the Art and Liberty Group |
| Summary |
"The Surrealist, Cairo-based Art and Liberty Group was founded on 22 December 1938 with the publication of its manifesto Long Live Degenerate Art. [This book] is the first comprehensive analysis of Art and Liberty's artworks, literature and critical writings on Surrealism"--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-328) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Surrealism -- Egypt
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ART -- History -- General.
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Surrealism
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Egypt
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781786721631 |
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1786721635 |
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1786731630 |
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9781786731630 |
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