Surrealism
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Surrealism[1] is a cultural movement that began in the mid-1920s. It is best known for the art and writings of the group members. The works have the element of surprise, unexpected items being placed next to each other for no clear reason. Many Surrealist artists and writers see their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost. The works are an artifact, and leader André Breton said that Surrealism was above all a revolutionary movement. From the Dada activities of World War I Surrealism was formed with the most important centre of the movement in Paris. From the 1920s it spread around the globe. It influenced films such as the Angel's Egg and El Topo.
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- ↑ In 1917, Guillaume Apollinaire coined the term "Surrealism" in the program notes describing the ballet Parade. This was a collaborative work by Jean Cocteau, Erik Satie, Pablo Picasso and Léonide Massine: "From this new alliance, for until now stage sets and costumes on one side and choreography on the other had only a sham bond between them, there has come about, in Parade, a kind of super-realism ('sur-réalisme'), in which I see the starting point of a series of manifestations of this new spirit."
