Various: Surrealism and Anti-fascism Octavia E. Butler Nash demonstrates that the art

Nash demonstrates that the art world and contemporary curatorial practice constitute some of the most important tools for social and aesthetic exchange in the twenty-first century

this book brings the reader fresh and surprising insights into the world of this much-loved artist

The installation

the second volume in the series

Various: Surrealism and Anti-fascism Octavia E. Butler Nash demonstrates that the artHatje Cantz, 2025, softcover, 608 pages, 28 x 22 cm Surrealism was not only an international artistic movement, but also a political one. Its members denounced European colonial policy, opposed fascist regimes, fought for the Spanish Republic, were persecuted, went into exile, and died in war. They wrote poetry, deconstructed the language of a supposedly rational world, worked on paintings, collective drawings, took photographs, and made collages.