Magnetic Woman: Toyen and the Surrealist Erotic

by Karla Huebner

Part art book and part biography, Magnetic Woman examines the life and work of the artist Toyen (Marie Čerm nov , 1902-80), a founding member of the Prague surrealist group, and focuses on her construction of gender and eroticism. Toyen's early life in Prague enabled her to become a force in three avant-garde groups--Devětsil, Prague surrealism, and Paris surrealism--yet, unusually for a female artist of her generation, Toyen presented...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822946475
• ISBN13: 9780822946472
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 3.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.4" x 9.8"