Archive of Dreams - The book Archive of Dreams is published in conjunction with
the exhibition of the same name that will open the Archiv der Avantgarden. Marking the
hundredth anniversary of the first surrealist manifesto and the founding of the
Bureau of Surrealist Research in Paris in 1924, the volume is devoted to the
surrealist movement, as well as the networks it spawned and the
artistic stimuli that he brought to the twentieth century. The idea was that
The Office collects dream reports in any form, not
only to preserve and analyze them, but also to express them
actively involved in artistic processes. The publication shows how the
avant-garde practices blurred the boundaries between dream and
reality, between the traditional and passive notion of the archive and the idea of a
active and innovative artistic experience - and thus, ultimately, between the
past, present and possible futures. \n \nWorks and documents
dating from before, during and after the Second World War highlight
highlight the working methods of international artists and the global network
in which they were involved. They are supplemented by various reflections
on global protest movements and the trauma of war, this
which allows us to make the link with the daily experiences of a Europe in
prey to war.
