|
|
Article: The shape of things surreal: a show currently at the Guggenheim Bilbao surveys Surrealism's imaginative effects on material culture.(DESIGN)(Surreal Things: Surrealism and Design)
- Article from:
- Art in America
- Article date:
- September 1, 2008
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2008 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
"Surreal Things: Surrealism and Design," organized by London's Victoria and Albert Museum and now at the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao [through Sept. 7], presents some 300 highly diverse objects. Curator Ghislaine Wood has turned from her triumph as co-curator of the V&Ns 2003 "Art Deco 1910-1939" to examine other material from the same era and later. (1) The new show allows viewers to assess Surrealism's effects--both passing and lasting--on stage design, architecture, photography, graphics, decorative arts, exhibition display and fashion.
While the influence of the Bauhaus on material culture has been thoroughly studied, there has been surprisingly little ...