Vivísimo Muerto: Debates on Surrealism in Latin America
Archival Program Information
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Symposium Videos
This two-day symposium explores the history of surrealist ideas and practices in Latin America.
Day One: Friday, June 25, 2010
Welcome and Opening Remarks (14:50)
Thomas Gaehtgens, Getty Research Institute
Rita Eder, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Session I
Surrealist Encounters in the New World: Pre-Columbian and North West Coast Art
Rita Eder (34:23), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Benjamin Péret and Paul Westheim: Surrealism and Other Genealogies in the Land of the Aztecs
Amy H. Winter (33:17), Godwin-Ternbach Museum
Wolfgang Paalen's Mesoamerican Collections and Writings and the "New" Art, circa 1940–45
Conversation moderated by Dawn Ades (19:48), University of Essex
Andreas Neufert (29:20), Paalen Archiv Berlin
The Totem as a Sphinx: Wolfgang Paalen's Urgent Illuminations during His Voyage into Mexican Exile in 1939
Daniel Garza Usabiaga (31:28), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
El Hijo Pródigo: Surrealist Traits and a Comparison with Dyn
Conversation moderated by Dawn Ades (22:48), University of Essex
Session II
Surrealist Love Letters: The Art and Poetry of César Moro
Dawn Ades (37:47), University of Essex
César Moro and Surrealism in Latin America
Yolanda Westphalen (29:32), Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Soma and Sema: Poetry of the Body in the Love Letters of César Moro
Kent L. Dickson (27:49), California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
A Language of Stones: César Moro and the Object
Conversation moderated by Annette Leddy (20:31), Getty Research Institute
Day Two: Saturday, June 26, 2010
Welcome by Rebecca Peabody (2:07), Getty Research Institute
Collections Overview, John Tain (7:45), Getty Research Institute
Session III
The Surrealism Effect: Legacies and Reception in Art, Literature and Politics
María Clara Bernal (23:44), Universidad de los Andes
André Breton's Anthology of Freedom: Le Pouvoir Contagieux de la Révolte
Terri Geis (34:49), Los Angeles County Museum of Art
I Believed That I Long Dreamed I Was Free: Maria Martins and Surrealism in the 1940s
Conversation moderated by Donna Conwell (28:55), Getty Research Institute
Matías Ayala (26:49), Universidad Alberto Hurtado
The Photographic Legacy of Surrealism in Late-Twentieth-Century Chilean Poetry
Andrea Giunta (30:26), University of Texas at Austin
After-Images of Argentinean Surrealism
Conversation moderated by Graciela Speranza (25:24), Universidad de Buenos Aires
Gavin Parkinson (32:01), the Courtauld Institute of Art
Sixties: Julio Cortázar's Narrative and the Imagery of Surrealist Art
Graciela Speranza (34:24), Universidad de Buenos Aires
Wanderers: Surrealist Legacy in Latin American Contemporary Art and Fiction
Conversation and Closing Remarks moderated by Rita Eder (42:41), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Day One: Friday, June 25, 2010
Welcome and Opening Remarks (14:50)Thomas Gaehtgens, Getty Research Institute
Rita Eder, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Session I
Surrealist Encounters in the New World: Pre-Columbian and North West Coast Art
Rita Eder (34:23), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoBenjamin Péret and Paul Westheim: Surrealism and Other Genealogies in the Land of the Aztecs
Amy H. Winter (33:17), Godwin-Ternbach MuseumWolfgang Paalen's Mesoamerican Collections and Writings and the "New" Art, circa 1940–45
Conversation moderated by Dawn Ades (19:48), University of Essex Andreas Neufert (29:20), Paalen Archiv BerlinThe Totem as a Sphinx: Wolfgang Paalen's Urgent Illuminations during His Voyage into Mexican Exile in 1939
Daniel Garza Usabiaga (31:28), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoEl Hijo Pródigo: Surrealist Traits and a Comparison with Dyn
Conversation moderated by Dawn Ades (22:48), University of EssexSession II
Surrealist Love Letters: The Art and Poetry of César Moro
Dawn Ades (37:47), University of EssexCésar Moro and Surrealism in Latin America
Yolanda Westphalen (29:32), Universidad Nacional Mayor de San MarcosSoma and Sema: Poetry of the Body in the Love Letters of César Moro
Kent L. Dickson (27:49), California State Polytechnic University, PomonaA Language of Stones: César Moro and the Object
Conversation moderated by Annette Leddy (20:31), Getty Research InstituteDay Two: Saturday, June 26, 2010
Welcome by Rebecca Peabody (2:07), Getty Research Institute Collections Overview, John Tain (7:45), Getty Research InstituteSession III
The Surrealism Effect: Legacies and Reception in Art, Literature and Politics
María Clara Bernal (23:44), Universidad de los AndesAndré Breton's Anthology of Freedom: Le Pouvoir Contagieux de la Révolte
Terri Geis (34:49), Los Angeles County Museum of ArtI Believed That I Long Dreamed I Was Free: Maria Martins and Surrealism in the 1940s
Conversation moderated by Donna Conwell (28:55), Getty Research Institute Matías Ayala (26:49), Universidad Alberto HurtadoThe Photographic Legacy of Surrealism in Late-Twentieth-Century Chilean Poetry
Andrea Giunta (30:26), University of Texas at AustinAfter-Images of Argentinean Surrealism
Conversation moderated by Graciela Speranza (25:24), Universidad de Buenos Aires Gavin Parkinson (32:01), the Courtauld Institute of ArtSixties: Julio Cortázar's Narrative and the Imagery of Surrealist Art
Graciela Speranza (34:24), Universidad de Buenos AiresWanderers: Surrealist Legacy in Latin American Contemporary Art and Fiction
Conversation and Closing Remarks moderated by Rita Eder (42:41), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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