Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 15:27:28 GMT From: anacmar-AT-mail.telepac.pt (Carlos Martins) Subject: Re: exhibition (criteria for selection -- questionairre Frank wrote: >The problem is there though: the latest issue of the >International Surrealist Bulletin has been postponed for a >couple of years now. It was supposed to be about trying to >make a new political platform for surrealism (a kind of new >Prague platform perhaps) and in any case clarify our political >views and relationships. But some groups haven't replied >fully yet! It is the Madrid group who was responsible for the >questionnaire, and I haven't heard from them in a while: >perhaps Carlos knows more? >From my side i don`t heard nothing about that Bulletin. I have to ask to Mario if he already received it. If you have that questionaire can you post it here? >This should not prevent us from discussing political issues, >and would be very important as part of the exhibition. >(William: what did you mean by not excluding people on >political grounds? I agree that we should not include people >simply because they are, say, anarchists, and the art must >not be subservient to politics.... but I can't see why (if that is >what you mean) you wont exclude right-wingers, assuming >they would want to exhibit in the first place...). the basic problem is not only political but based on the other surrealist premises and principles. Despite a non-dogmatic position around this, surrealism is very clear against totalitarian regimes (rightist or leftist). >Perhaps we could post the results of our games as part of >the exhibition too, no? yes, why not ? I agree. In the meanwhile i will follow with work to establish associations, contrasts, etc. >One more thing: Those of you who have access to French >book stores might be interested in knowing that Gallimard >celebrates there 30 years poetry-anniversary by giving away >reproduction of some collages by Breton when you buy two >poetry books. I got mine from the French book store in South >Kensington: the collages are poems from Poisson Soluble >and a picture with some handwritten text. thank you Frank for info. I `ll find at Librarie Francaise here in Lisbon. carlos >Frank http://www.openart.com/artistes/martins/accueil.htm
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