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Capital of Pain – book review

Capital of Pain by Paul Eluard, translated by R.J. Dent Black Scat Books 2023Available from Amazon Review by Reese Saxment Among the Surrealist art-forms, poetry has always been the poor relation in the Anglophone world, almost completely eclipsed by the visual arts – especially painting. Ask any passer-by in the street in the US orContinue reading “Capital of Pain – book review”

The Plot was Lost

The Lost Plot – an evening of surrealist happenings – occurred on 10 February 2023.Lose the Plot

Alchemy, Surrealism and Shakespeare podcast

Shakespeare and Surrealism both interrogate power, explore the depths of the human psyche, celebrate love and Eros, and pursue the wondrous and the uncanny, and both deploy Alchemy as a dynamic of transformation to attain the Marvellous.SoundcloudSpotifyApple Music

Some Notes on the Art and Artfulness of Bob Dylan

This short article is not laying any claim to be anything definitive, rather it is presented as a light discussion piece, making a few comments and observations about Bob Dylan and his work, drawing some parallels between him and some artists and poets of the past, as a sort of tribute to him as heContinue reading “Some Notes on the Art and Artfulness of Bob Dylan”

Surrealism and Transgressive Desire

For the Surrealists, the liberation of erotic Desire was always the holiest of holy grails. The ‘Establishment’ keeps itself in power and us in our place through various means, but the regulation and suppression of Desire has always been one of its principal devices – clamping down on those who would deviate from its prescribedContinue reading “Surrealism and Transgressive Desire”