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Jul. 24th, 2006 05:27 pmI'm reading a book about sensuality in surrealist art and keep encountering sections that creep me out. This opening to a chapter on "Woman as Fetish" explains why fairly clearly (I think).
"Everyone knows that the surrealists preached the liberation of desire. But most surrealists were men, and men came first in this liberation. They included women, to be sure; indeed, this liberation focused on women, but as sites of desire rather than as subjects of desire; women were asked to represent it more than inhabit it."
It has been an interesting book but reminded me of two people (Claude Cahun and Hans Bellmer) who I want to read up on more but can't because I can't afford more books right now. *whine*
"Everyone knows that the surrealists preached the liberation of desire. But most surrealists were men, and men came first in this liberation. They included women, to be sure; indeed, this liberation focused on women, but as sites of desire rather than as subjects of desire; women were asked to represent it more than inhabit it."
It has been an interesting book but reminded me of two people (Claude Cahun and Hans Bellmer) who I want to read up on more but can't because I can't afford more books right now. *whine*
