Surrealism and (un)happy families: Banalité (1930)

Donkin, H.

Abstract

This article deals with the subject of Surrealism and the family. The French Surrealists, led by André Breton, challenged conventional views on love and sought to explode restraints on sexuality in the inter-war period in both their personal lives and in their art. The movement maintained a consistent moral opposition to the institution of the bourgeois family. How was this expressed in photographic works? In the following article, this question is examined in relation to the illustrated book Banalité, written by Léon-Paul Fargue, and illustrated by Roger Parry and Fabien Loris.

Citation

Donkin, H. (2013). Surrealism and (un)happy families: Banalité (1930)

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: Sep 17, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 12, 2014
• Journal: Rebus
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 6
• Pages: 101-126
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1450025
• Publisher URL: https://www1.essex.ac.uk/arthistory/research/rebus.aspx