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Letter dated 3 March 1925

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Author

Authors Antonin Artaud, André Breton, non identifié
Letter to Louis Aragon, Auteurs divers, Jacques-André Boiffard, Michel Leiris, Pierre Naville, Antonin Artaud, André Breton

Description

Unsigned letter dated 3 March 1925, addressed to each member of the group.

Addressed to each member of the group, this letter, dated 3 March 1925, is unsigned; it can be attributed either to Breton or, more likely, to Artaud, who had taken over the Bureau at the beginning of winter. On its own terms, the letter marked a turning point; it invokes the unity of the group and marks a more militant stance taking shape. Its writer is asking for a veritable free hand and also demands more frequent attendances at the Bureau. However, the chronic malfunctioning of the Bureau continued until its closure in April. [Atelier André Breton website, 2005]

Typescript, 3 March 1925.

- 1 page in-4°, four copies of a letter addressed to the members of the Bureau de recherches surréalistes and dated 3 March 1925:

“My aim is to establish a veritable doctrinal archive of all possible surrealist ideas, from which we could draw upon for the preparation of each future issue of the revue or for any written or enacted manifestation we might see fit to consider.” [2003 Auction Catalogue & contributions from CK, 2013]

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