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An entomological history of surrealism.
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Salvador Dalí, “Visage du Grand Masturbateur,” 1929
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Angel Planells, “Dona i cap d’home,” 1931
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Roger Caillois, “La Mante religieuse,” Minotaure (1934)
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Man Ray, “Fly,” 1935–36
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André Masson, “Les insectes matadors,” 1936
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Joan Miró, “Oiseaux et insectes,” 1938
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Meret Oppenheim, “Bicycle Seat Covered with Bees,” 1952
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Remedios Varo, “Personaje libélula,” 1955
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Max Ernst, “Beatles,” 1969
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And last but not least...
Louise Bourgeois, “Maman,” 1999
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Louise Bourgeois, “Maman,” 1999
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Bibliography
William L. Pressly, “The Praying Mantis in Surrealist Art” @caavisual (1973), pp. 600–615
Jorge M. González, “Historias de insectos” 2018 @WSImagazine: https://wsimag.com/es/arte/44256-historias-de-insectos
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William L. Pressly, “The Praying Mantis in Surrealist Art” @caavisual (1973), pp. 600–615
Jorge M. González, “Historias de insectos” 2018 @WSImagazine: https://wsimag.com/es/arte/44256-historias-de-insectos
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Also, shout out to all of the wonderful students in my “Wild Surrealism” course this term @JohnsHopkins @JHUArtsSciences, who indulged my interest in the most peculiar aspects of the history of surrealism.
