CFP: 5th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Study of Surrealism (Houston, 9–11 Nov 2023)
In 2023, Houston will host the fifth annual convening of the International Society for the Study of Surrealism (ISSS), and its first in-person gathering since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Building on…
PUBL: Surrealism in North Africa and Western Asia. Crossings and Encounters, ed. by Monique Bellan and Julia Drost (Orient Institut Beirut / Ergon, 2021; in French and English)
This volume discusses surrealism in literature and art in Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey between the 1930s and the 1980s. Surrealism emerged as a movement in art and literature in Europe in the…
ANN: Journal of Surrealism and the Americas 12:1 (2021), Special Issue on Fashion
The Journal of Surrealism and the Americas has published a special issue on fashion. It can be accessed at: https://jsa.hida.asu.edu/index.php/JSA/issue/view/4. Journal of Surrealism and the Americas 12:1 (2021)Current issues feature articles and reviews can be accessed free…
TIAMSA Member News: Simone Kahn – surrealist, collector, and gallerist; digital research and exhibition project (Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte, Paris)
The unique trajectory of Simone Kahn (1897–1980) warrants increased attention at a time when museums are committed to paying tribute to the place of women in surrealism. The growing interest in Kahn stems from…
CONF: Surrealismes 2021 – Worldwide Virtual Conference Event (International Society for the Study of Surrealism, online / around the clock, 11-14 Nov 2021)
The ISSS invites you to join the virtual conference Surrealisms 2021, hosted by the International Society for the Study of Surrealism, November 11-14, 2021. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ISSS…
ANN: The London Gallery, 1938-1950: Collecting and Patronage of Surrealist Art in Britain; Lecture by Caterina Caputo (online / The Society for the History of Collecting; 8 Oct 2021, 6:30 BST)
The aim of this talk is to provide an analytical overview of collecting practices and patronage of Surrealist art in Britain from 1938 to 1950, within the context of Surrealists’ strategies and methodologies for disseminating…
PUBL: Surrealism and Money / Le surréalisme et l’argent, ed. by Julia Drost, Fabrice Flahutez & Martin Schieder (“Passages” vol. 4, 2021; open access e-book, in French)
Influenced by increasing migration during the 20th century, surrealism developed into a unique – and in many ways pioneering – art movement with a worldwide impact and reception. This anthology examines for the first time the roles…
CFP: Journal of Surrealism and the Americas Issue on Fashion and Surrealism
Journal of Surrealism and the Americas Issue on Fashion and Surrealism, Spring 2021Jennifer R. Cohen and Michael Stone-Richards, Guest Editors The editors announce a call for papers for an issue on Fashion and Surrealism. Deadline…
CFP: Surrealism in 1960s and 1970s Latin America (Session at AAH Annual Conference, Birmingham, 14-17 Apr 2021)
Call for papers: Surrealism in 1960s and 1970s Latin America A session at Association for Art History 2021 Annual Conference – University of Birmingham14 – 17 April 2021 Submission deadline: Monday 19 Oct…