Oppenheim: Object

Name: Oppenheim: Object
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781633450196
Price: 34.99 NZD
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By Carolyn Lanchner

Series: MoMA One on One Series

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In 1936, Meret Oppenheim transformed a simple cup, saucer, and spoon by covering them with Chinese gazelle fur, creating the iconic Surrealist sculpture Object. Inspired by a conversation with Pablo Picasso and Dora Maar, this work challenges perceptions by blending sensuality and discomfort, embodying the dreamlike nature of Surrealism. Carolyn Lanchner, former MoMA curator, delves into the subversive elements of Oppenheim's creation in this focused volume from the MoMA One on One series.
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This book will appeal to readers interested in Surrealism, modern art history, and those fascinated by iconic cultural objects and their meanings.

In 1936, invited by Andre Breton to contribute to an exhibition of Surrealist objects, Meret Oppenheim decided to act upon a cafe conversation she had with Pablo Picasso and his companion Dora Maar. In this volume, an essay by a former curator of painting and sculpture at MoMA, explores the subversive nature of this sensual yet disturbing work.

The latest addition to MoMA's One on One series.

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In 1936, invited by André Breton to contribute to an exhibition of Surrealist objects, Meret Oppenheim decided to act upon a café conversation she had recently had with Pablo Picasso and his then-companion Dora Maar. Commenting on a fur-covered bracelet that Oppenheim had made for the designer Schiaparelli, Picasso remarked that one could cover just about anything in fur, to which Oppenheim had responded, "Even this cup and saucer."

The resulting sculpture was Object, a teacup, saucer, and spoon purchased from a department store and lined with Chinese gazelle fur. In this volume of the MoMA One on One series, an essay by Carolyn Lanchner, a former curator of painting and sculpture at MoMA, explores the subversive nature of this sensual yet disturbing work, which simultaneously attracts and repels the viewer, and of the dreamlike world of Surrealism in which Oppenheim worked.