Unica Zürn : art, writing and postwar surrealism / Esra Plumer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plumer, Esra, author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

International library of modern and contemporary art ; 21.

International Library of Modern and Contemporary Art ; 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zürn, Unica--Criticism and interpretation.

Zürn, Unica.

Art and mental illness.

Authors, German--20th century.

Authors, German.

Surrealism--Germany.

Surrealism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.

Place of Publication:

London, England : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2016.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Diagnosed with schizophrenia in the 1950s, German writer and artist Unica Z̈ürn produced a wealth of remarkable textual and visual material within psychiatric institutions across Germany and France. While Zürn is often discussed in relation to her partner, the controversial artist Hans Bellmer, this innovative book, the first to discuss her in English, moves beyond the familiar model of the overlooked 'significant other' and re-introduces her as a member of the French Surrealist group.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Beginnings of Change

Chapter 2. Exhibitions and Exposure

Chapter 3. 'Femme de Bellmer': Critical Reception from 1984 to 2014

Chapter 4. Anagrams

Chapter 5. Automatism after 1945

Chapter 6. Notes on Unica Zürn's The Man of Jasmine and Other Narratives

Epilogue

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-252) and index.

Contains:

Zürn, Unica. Works. Selections.

ISBN:

9781350989597

1350989592

9780857726469

0857726463

OCLC:

1137749882