Object – Luncheon in Fur by Meret Oppenheim
How did the sculpture Object – Luncheon in Fur impact the art world?
– The MOMA’s broken glass ceiling
– Object – Luncheon in Fur: a rarity among men
– Give that lady a break (for a decade)
Surrealism
The Two Fridas (Las Dos Fridas) by Frida Kahlo
What makes The Two Fridas by Frida Kahlo an important painting?
– Aztec hearts bleed for Mexico
– Clothes don’t make the woman
– Feminist protest and divorce
Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale
Why is the painting Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale a masterpiece?
– Framing an unreality
– Threat? That bird’s tiny
– Disruption and a dance
Imaginary Numbers by Yves Tanguy
What’s so special about Yves Tanguy’s painting Imaginary Numbers?
– Surrealist love bites
– Sponsored by Peggy Guggenheim
– Hopeful blobs in Imaginary Numbers
– Mother Dada and then baby Dali