Surrealism Reviewed

Various Artists
Ltm Records
Spoken Word | Jun 2003

Reviews

Gabe
Reviewed 2003-08-18
Vintage recordings of interviews with and essays by surrealist artists. Some of the interviews focus on historical events – meetings, exhibitions, etc. – while others focus on the artistic methods, meaning of “art”, and more abstract topics. Some of the pieces are in English, some in French. For the French, translations are printed in the booklet. There are also some musical selections.

French: 6, 7 (questions in English, reponses en français), 11, 13, 14, 15
Stories: 10, 11 (description of a dream), 12
Essays/ideas: 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 14, 15
Music: 1, 4, 13 (a poem, actually)

3. What is the relationship between artist, art, and spectator?
5. Why art created in revolting times is naturally revolutionary
6 and 7. Dada vs. surrealism
8. Dali’s “paranoiac-critical method”; the mind is encouraged to see something other than what the eyes report
9. Man Ray on craftsmen vs. dreamers.
10.A radio interview (real?) with Lee Miller, a photographer/artist and Roland Penrose, the man who introduced surrealism to England
15.Artaud talking about the relationship between lunatic asylums and death

Recent airplay

The Creative Act
The Creative Act
Music CasseroleDec 19, 2015
The Creative Act
Interview, Un Chien Andalou
Interview
Interview, The Creative Act, The Surrealist Object

Charting

2003-08-25 — 2003-10-27
Week EndingAirplays
Oct 12 1
Sep 28 2
Aug 31 3

Track listing

1. Un Chien Andalou
2. The Surrealist Object
3. The Creative Act
4. La Toison D'or
5. Interview
6. Dada Into Surrealism
7. Interview
8. Interview
9. Interview
10. Interview
11. Description of a Dream
12. Interview
13. L'union Libre
14. Interview
15. Alienation Et Magie Noire