File spoon-archives/surrealist.archive/surrealist_1996/96-06-28.151, message 42


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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