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Art and Design Books40 of 1321940's Flower arrangement bookPart 2: Sottsass Associates - Ettore Sottsass, et al, 1988
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    Posted 8 years ago

    ho2cultcha
    (5051 items)

    Some of you are aware that i collect everything i can find / afford about the surrealist / dada movement in the usa / europe. Imagine my surprise when i dropped into a little antique store i always visit when i go back east to see my family and i find this treasure on the table! The book is in french and it is one of the most important manifestos / introductions of artists out there. There is a chapter on Freda Kahlo 'de Rivera' and this was the first time she was given a prominent status of her own (despite the de rivera!). Also Matta, wilfredo lam, giacometti, arshile gorky etc... the inscription is to his good friend Arthur Brentano jr - a very well-respected new york publisher and the publisher of this book. When i bought the book, i didnt realize that was Breton's name / signature.

    How come i cant use cw on my phone????

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    Comments

    1. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 8 years ago
      I find surrealism to be very interesting and would happily look through that book!
    2. iggy iggy, 8 years ago
      Cool book, but I know nothing about new phones. I am an old schooler. I still have a flip phone.lol
    3. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 8 years ago
      Thanks Efes and iggy! The only 'phones' i can think of are francaphones here!!
    4. rockbat, 8 years ago
      That is awesome. What a great book to have. I have slowly been collecting Transition magazine, I have 6-7 issues so far, Tres expensive por moi though.
    5. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 8 years ago
      thanks rockbat. i'm not familiar w/ Transition, but will keep my eyes peeled!
    6. apostata apostata, 4 years ago
      its not the Gallimard edition but still value, this is the interim period , because its from Bretano junior, probably just after his father died, this is quite rare , because the Griffis timespan after him ( Brentano) is much longer
      the value depends also on the edition, well done congrats

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