Return of the cadavre exquis

Document type

Catalogue d'exposition

Language

English

Source

Return of the cadavre exquis. 1993, 83 p., ill. (some col.); bibliogr. ref.

Publisher

Drawing Center, New York (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Catalogue for an exhibition of more than 600 Exquisite Corpse drawings solicited by the Drawing Center since Apr 1991. Artists agreed to create collaborative drawings according to a parlor game which was played by the early-20th c. Surrealists. The "corpse" is a single sheet of paper, divided according to the number of players into segments that roughly correspond to the human body, e.g., head/torso/legs for three players. As the game is played, each artist, working in turn, completes a section and conceals the work before passing it on to the next artist. When all the sections are finished, the drawing is unfolded and the Exquisite Corpse is born.

Exhibition

• 30 Sept-12 Nov 1994
• 5 Feb-10 Apr 1994 ; Corcoran Gallery of Art ; Washington, DC (USA) ; United States
• 6 Nov-18 Dec 1993 ; Drawing Center ; New York (NY, USA) ; United States
• 7 July-5 Sept 1994 ; Santa Monica Museum of Art ; Santa Monica (CA, USA) ; United States
• Dec 1994-Jan 1995 ; Centre culturel américain ; Paris (FRA) ; France

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing
• Drawing
• 1900-2000
• Exquisite corpse (game)
• Games
• Surrealism
• Collaboration
• Human figure
• Exhibitions

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin
• Dessin
• 1900-2000
• Cadavre exquis (jeu)
• Jeu
• Surréalisme
• Collaboration
• Corps humain
• Exposition

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19950701-00317808

Sauf mention contraire ci-dessus, le contenu de cette notice bibliographique peut être utilisé dans le cadre d'une licence CC BY 4.0 / Unless otherwise stated above, the content of this bibliographic record may be used under a CC BY 4.0 license