"In 1871, the greatest, most revolutionary poets of their time-Arthur Rimbaud, Paul Verlaine, Charles Cros, Germain Nouveau, Andre Gill-gathered at the Hotel des Etrangers in Paris to realize a joint, subversive, and forward-looking project: the Album Zutique. Later, in the 20th century, artists and poets, initially close to Dadaism and Surrealism, dedicated themselves to cooperative ways of working. Their Cadavres exquis-works characterized by chance and playfulness, and based on the principle of "blind" team work-are still outstanding examples of artistic collaborations today. These were characterized in the 20th and 21st centuries by friendships as well as by political convictions. This publication explores the genesis of these collaborative artworks. The methods of production and the synergetic and often cross-genre nature of these collaborations are for the first time the focus of a detailed art-historical examination. Featuring Pablo Picasso and Francis Picabia, Alexander Calder and Joan Miro, Joseph Beuys and Nam June Paik, Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Yayoi Kusama and Carolee Schneemann, Jenny Holzer and Landy Pink, and many more, the catalogue brings together some one hundred works. Also included are collective works by performers, musicians, and filmmakers."

A characteristic of 20th- and 21st-century artistic production is that casual acquaintances and close intimates, friends, lovers, or sometimes even rivals come together to work collaboratively on the realization of a single work of art. Amitie et creativites collectives is focused on the genesis of these works and explores the conditions that contributed to the concentration and liberation of these creative energies. Beginning with the groundbreaking socio-cultural upheaval of the 19th century, the publication examines for the first time a variety of works of diverse genres and techniques from different time periods. Featuring works by Salvador Dali and Luis Bunuel, Francis Picabia and Rene Clair, Jean Tinguely and Yves Klein, William Burroughs and Brion Gysin, Jenny Holzer and Lady Pink; and many more, this publication. brings together more than one hundred works.