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Preparation for altar XII
The Invisible Object
Author
Author André BretonPerson cited Benjamin Péret
Description
A dossier in preparation for the altar conceived by Benjamin Péret for the International Surrealist Exhibition of 1947: The Invisible Object.
Sign: Pisces; associated stone: jacinth; name: ‘The Invisible Object’. On its altar, devised by the surrealists for the International Surrealist Exhibition of 1947, are written the words ‘The cohorts of fire take their rest’. Not much more will be learned in consulting his dossier, other than that the altar is festooned with spider webs, and that the victuals offered to this strange divinity are – in another of Benjamin Péret’s inventions – ‘musical instruments broken into pieces but still recognisable’. [Atelier André Breton website, 2005]
Folder labelled by André Breton of one of the 12 altars in the surrealist exhibition at the Galerie Maeght in 1947 (the whole set in a folder with a ribbon also labelled by André Breton).
XII. The invisible object, handwritten note by André Breton. [Auction catalogue, 2003]
| Creation date | sd [1947] |
| Languages | French |
| Library | Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Pompidou, Paris : Fonds André Breton 10592 Boîte de la vente |
| Number of pages | 2 p. |
| Reference | 1768000 |
| Breton Auction, 2003 | Lot 2282 |
| Keywords | Altars, Exhibitions, Work notes, Surrealism |
| Categories | Archives |
| Set | [Exhibitions] 1947, Exposition Maeght 1947 |
| Exhibition | 1947, Le Surréalisme en 1947 |
| Permanent link | https://www.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600100441910 |
