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A review by jules_cr
The Lives of the Surrealists by Desmond Morris
1.0
This is the who's who of Surrealist sexual affairs. The introduction sets up the author (and painter) up as a terrible bore who doesn't care that much about the art as much as who they were connected to (Eileen Agar was taught by a friend of Rodin- the friend doesn't matter just the connection.) The book reads as mini-essays more than chapters and would've been strengthened by having several contributors. Desmond Morris still has a lot of bitter energy directed at Andre Breton, causing Breton's essay to drag with character assaults repeated from the introduction.
I'm reading the essay I borrowed the book for and returning it, despite knowing that I'll learn more about Meret Oppenheim from her Wikipedia page than whatever Morris has to say about her sex life.
I'm reading the essay I borrowed the book for and returning it, despite knowing that I'll learn more about Meret Oppenheim from her Wikipedia page than whatever Morris has to say about her sex life.