Exploring the Surreal
Posted: November 13, 2014 Filed under: Art, Film, Painting/Drawing, Sculpture | Tags: Andre breton, art history, Claude Cahun, dada, dadism, Doctor Who, Freud, Joan Miró, Max Ernst, Meret Oppenheim, Peter Capaldi, Rene Magritte, Salvador Dali, Surrealism, Tate, unconscious mind, Unlock art Leave a commentNeed some help getting to grips with Surrealism? The Doctor will see you now.
Peter Capaldi, a former art student, and the latest actor to play Doctor Who, settles down on Freud’s couch to deliver his wry take on the Surrealist movement.
‘Unlock Art’ is Tate’s new short film series, offering a witty inside track on the world of art. Doctor Who actor Peter Capaldi joins forces with rock duo The Kills, comedian Frank Skinner, Girls star Jemima Kirke and other celebrity art fans to introduce some of the big ideas that have shaped art history. A new film is released each month, with topics ranging from the history of the nude and the nature of the art market, to Pop art.
Thanks to Tate, Unlock Series
Trapped
Posted: October 23, 2014 Filed under: Art, Photography | Tags: 1930s, 1990s, arms, blind, cactus, Claude Cahun, Michel François, reach, rock, stuck, Surrealism, trapped Leave a commentDisavowals
Posted: May 30, 2014 Filed under: Art, Photography | Tags: 1930, 30s, aveux non avenus, Claude Cahun, confessions, disavowals, eye, France, mirror, photography, Surrealism, woman Leave a commentAveux Non Avenus III. Claude Cahun. 1929-1930

Prophet or Madman?
Posted: April 29, 2013 Filed under: Art, Photography, Prose | Tags: atmospheric disturbances, Claude Cahun, imagination, madman, mask, prophet, random, reality, Rivka Galchen, Self Portrait, Surrealism, vulnerability Leave a comment“If a story seems too random, or perhaps too brilliant, for a “madman” to have conceived of it himself, then consider that the “author” might be reality and the “madman” just the reader. After all, only reality can escape the limits of our imagination.”
From Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen