Surrealismus & Wunderkammer
Subtitle: Befragung eines Topos der Moderne und Ansätze zur Archäologie eines Sammlungsraums der Frühen Neuzeit
By: Nadine Engel
Publisher: Verlag Silke Schreiber
Published: 2016
Place of publication: München
Language: ger
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9783889601520
Subjects: Cabinets of curiosities in art; Cabinets of curiosities; Surrealism
Other titles: Surrealismus und Wunderkammer
Description: Fascination with art and curiosity cabinets remains unbroken. Their names are no longer mentioned only in the context of the early Modern Age, but also frequently in connection with modern and contemporary art. 'Surrealismus & Wunderkammer' retraces the beginning of this development, when the presentation of a modern curiosity cabinet was formed at the onset of the 1980s. Established threads of argumentation are examined with the help of object comparisons and the exhibition is reconstructed through the 'Exposition surréaliste d'objets', which is considered the origin of the curiosity cabinet in the 20th century. This visually engaging space from 1936 contrasts with the second part of the investigation focused on the immersion of the visitor into early modern art and curiosity cabinets. In a chronological outline of the early architectural sites in Munich, Ambras and Basel, and also of Dresden and Prague, an epistemic space becomes recognizable, which manifests far more dimensions than a comparison with Surrealism reveals.
Notes: Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral) - Universität Mainz, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references.