Through a unique blend of art, photography, film, and
architecture, "The Surreal House "presents the individual dwelling
as a place of mystery and wonder. Fusing house and dream, it probes
the relationship between interior and shell, object and space, and
it elaborates "the marvelous" and "compulsive beauty" as espoused
by Andre Breton. The haunted house, the cabinet of curiosities, the
ruined castle, the cage, the cave, the box, the labyrinth, the bell
jar, and the womb are among the uniquely surreal habitats
explored.
Shaped by the irrational and the subversive, the flip side of
the modernist paradigm of the functional, rational dwelling, "The
Surreal House" is ripe for discovery. Mirroring the surrealist love
of poetic juxtaposition, the project brings together works by
artists such as Edward Hopper, Marcel Duchamp, Giorgio de Chirico,
Man Ray, Max Ernst, Rene Magritte, Joseph Cornell, and Salvador
Dali. A surreal legacy is to be found in the interiors of
little-known Italian architect and designer Carlo Mollino, in
Frederick Kiesler's model for "The Endless House" (1957-59), in
sculptures by Louise Bourgeois and Rebecca Horn, and in
installations by Edward Kienholz and Ilya Kabakov. Contemporary
architecture is represented by the work of Rem Koolhaas and Diller
& Scofidio, among others.
A manifesto for a poetic reading of the house, "The Surreal
House" reflects on the unquestionable importance of the dwelling,
the cradle of our being, in the imaginative realm. This richly
illustrated account brings together a host of commentators and
historians, and accompanies a major exhibition.
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