Surrealism and Its Popular Accomplices was a highly influential, landmark 1979 special double-issue of the radical cultural journal Cultural Correspondence (Nos. 10-11). This Fall 1979 issue was by far their best issue. Edited by Franklin Rosemont and Paul Buhle, it explores the surprising, rebellious, and anarchic intersections between high surrealism and American mass media.
The collection ma=des the case that Dada and Surrealism were deeply connected to the absurd humor of everyday life. The book reclaims legendary entertainers and cartoonists as unintentional or kindred surrealists, featuring essays on Charlie Chaplin, the Marx Brothers, Buster Keaton, the Three Stooges, and Bugs Bunny. It offers in-depth appreciations of the Fleischer Brothers, Tex Avery, and other creators whose work shattered the bounds of reality. longside modern commentary, it assembles historical writings from surrealist figures like Ado Kyrou, Jacques Brunius, and Antonin Artaud.
Surrealism and Its Popular Accomplices was a highly influential, landmark 1979 special double-issue of the radical cultural journal Cultural Correspondence (Nos. 10-11). This Fall 1979 issue was by far their best issue. Edited by Franklin Rosemont and Paul Buhle, it explores the surprising, rebellious, and anarchic intersections between high surrealism and American mass media.
The collection ma=des the case that Dada and Surrealism were deeply connected to the absurd humor of everyday life. The book reclaims legendary entertainers and cartoonists as unintentional or kindred surrealists, featuring essays on Charlie Chaplin, the Marx Brothers, Buster Keaton, the Three Stooges, and Bugs Bunny. It offers in-depth appreciations of the Fleischer Brothers, Tex Avery, and other creators whose work shattered the bounds of reality. longside modern commentary, it assembles historical writings from surrealist figures like Ado Kyrou, Jacques Brunius, and Antonin Artaud.
