Hatje Cantz By Hans Bellmer 2006 Brand New HC/DJ Michael Semff, Anthony Spira

  

Hard cover with dust jacket. Rejecting German Fascist ideals, the artist began in 1933 to create disturbing dolls out of wax, wood, flax, plaster, and glue, equipped with wigs and glass eyes.

Photographs of these fetishistic objects were published in Minotaure, the Surrealists' magazine, and eagerly supported by members of André Breton's circle. After emigrating to Paris, Bellmer developed his erotic obsessions through art, influenced by the writings of the Marquis de Sade and Georges Bataille, and collaborated with his companion, the German artist Unica Zürn. Deeply involved in Freudian discourse, his drawings, lithographs, and photographs investigate psychoanalytical theories around hysteria and transference, and reveal a singular exploration into the relationship between language and body.

A series of exhibits followed the publicatioon of this work. The following is a list of the showing: Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, March 1-May 22, 2006 · Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, Munich, June 29-August 27, 2006·· Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, September 20-November 19, 2006. Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in vintage paper items with a particular focus on counter culture materials. We carry an extensive selection of fine art books and photographs.