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André Robert Breton (French: [ɑ̃dʁe ʁɔbɛʁ bʁətɔ̃]; 18 February 1896 – 28 September 1966) was a French writer, poet and anti-fascist. He is known best as the co-founder, leader, principal theorist and chief apologist of Surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto (Manifeste du surréalisme) of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as "pure psychic automatism".
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André Breton, Nusch Eluard, Valentine Hugo, Paul Eluard Exquisite Corpse
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André Breton I Saluted at Six Paces Commandant Lefebvre des Noëttes (Poem object)
1942
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Outsider art
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Automatism
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Cadavre exquis (exquisite corpse)
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Becoming Machine: Surrealist Automatism and Some Contemporary Instances
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Drawing in the Dark: Involuntary Drawing
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Bring the noise: Futurism
As well as being noted for their avant-garde painting, the Futurists’ performances were legendary for their intent to provoke and … -
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The unholy trinity: Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia
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