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The surreal house / [edited by] Jane Alison ; with essays by Mary Ann Caws [and 3 others]. - 344 pages : illustrations (some colour), photographs ; 29 cm

"First published ... on the occasion of the exhibition The surreal house, curated by Jane Alison, 10 June - 12 September 2010"--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Preface -- The surreal house / Jane Alison -- The surrealist house as a labyrinth and metaphor of creativity / Dalibor Vesely -- How to house the surrealist imagination? / Mary Ann Caws -- An approach to the interior / Brian Dillon -- Marcel Duchamp, surrealist exhibitions and the restless place / Krzysztof Fijalkowski -- Maisons (exhibition sections).

"Through a unique blend of art, film and architecture, 'The Surreal House' presents the individual dwelling as a place of mystery and wonder... This richly illustrated account brings together a host of commentators and historians, and accompanies a major exhibition."--Publisher's website.

ISBN: 0300165765 9780300165760

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dwellings--Exhibitions
Surrealism--Exhibitions
Dwellings--Philosophy--Exhibitions
Dwellings--Design--Exhibitions
Interior architecture--Exhibitions
Interior decoration--Exhibitions

LC Class. No.: N6494.S8 / A44 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 728.37074