Surrealism from Paris to Shanghai

By Lauren WALDEN

Surrealism through the lens of China.

Surrealism from Paris to Shanghai is the first English language book dedicated to introducing Chinese Surrealism, enlarging the geographical authority of Surrealist studies beyond a Eurocentric prism of analysis. The book reveals the mutual cultural influence between China and the Western avant-garde, moving beyond notions of "copying from the West." Utilizing primary source materials, particularly periodicals, Lauren Walden reveals the underexplored dissemination of Surrealism in Shanghai. Highlighting how Surrealism was applied across a broad political spectrum in Shanghai including anti-colonialism, communism, and nationalism, Walden also demonstrates why Shanghai's former French concession became the birthplace of Surrealism in China.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9888842919
• ISBN13: 9789888842919
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.1"