Exquisite Dreams: The Art and Life of Dorothea Tanning

Exquisite Dreams is the first full account of Dorothea Tanning's art and life, focusing on her surrealist paintings, sculptures, abstract paintings, and films. It broadens our understanding of the artist through new archival sources and analyses of her work in various media, making it an important contribution to the history of women artists, gender and sexuality studies, and Surrealism.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 20 November 2023
Publisher: Reaktion Books

Exquisite Dreams is the first comprehensive account of Dorothea Tanning's art and life. Rather than solely concentrating on her renowned surrealist paintings, this book accorded equal importance to Tanning's lesser-known but equally powerful sculptures, abstract paintings, and films. By contextualizing Tanning's writings, biography, and art within the realms of advertising, fashion, popular culture, and art in New York and Paris, Lyford vividly brings Tanning's ideas and emotions to life. Through the use of new archival sources and comprehensive analyses of Tanning's work across various media, Lyford expands our understanding of the artist. This lavishly illustrated book makes a significant contribution to the histories of women artists, gender and sexuality studies, and surrealism. It will captivate art historians and art enthusiasts alike.

Dimension: 250 x 190 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789147971