Objects of Desire

Surrealism was one of the most influential art movements of the twentieth century. This book examines the dialogue between Surrealism and and, for the first time, reveals the enormous influence the movement has had on over the last hundred years. It has encouraged ers to question the reality beyond what is visible and to objects that offer resistance, undermine routine, and disrupt the quotidian. The spectrum of examples ranges from Duchamp’s ready-mades and Dalí’s sensual object sculptures to works by ers like Carlo Mollino or Gae Aulenti and includes current s that analyse new technologies or gender roles in subversive ways. Evidently, Surrealism has lost none of its relevance—for art as well as for . With works by Gae Aulenti, André Breton, Achille Castiglioni, Le Corbusier, Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, Dunne & Raby, Ray Eames, Max Ernst, Front , Iris van Herpen, Friedrich Kiesler, Shiro Kuramata, René Magritte, Lee Miller, Carlo Mollino, Isamu Noguchi, Odd Matter, Meret Oppenheim, Mimi Parent, Gaetano Pesce, Man Ray, Robert Stadler, Studio Wieki Somers, among others.