Aesthetic Arrest Podcast: Surrealist Tendencies

“The aesthetic experience is a simple beholding of the object . . . you experience a radiance. You are held in aesthetic arrest.” - Joseph Campbell

Aesthetic Arrest is our weekly dip into the Epicurean pleasures we’ve been enjoying lately. Here we go!

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Ryan Wildstar’s Recommendations:

Reading: The Theater and Its Double by Antonin Artaud

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Pour finir avec le jugement de dieu (1947) [via UbuWeb]

Antonin Artaud: Practical Approaches to a Theatre of Cruelty [via UbuWeb]

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Listening: Jurowski Conducts Stravinsky, Vol. 1 (Live) - London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Jurowski

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Looking: Stanislao Lepri and Leonor Fini

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The Man With Masks (1949) by Leonor Fini [Fair Use via WikiArt, © Leonor Fini]

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Check out Stanislao Lepri, The Volcano (1968), From Wallector artsy.net/artwork/stanis… via @artsy

artsy.netStanislao Lepri | The Volcano (1968) | ArtsyFrom Wallector, Stanislao Lepri, The Volcano (1968), Oil paint, 61 × 38 × 2 cm

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Check out Leonor Fini, Chimère du soir (1961), From Weinstein Gallery artsy.net/artwork/leonor… via @artsy

artsy.netLeonor Fini | Chimère du soir (1961) | Available for Sale | ArtsyAvailable for sale from Weinstein Gallery, Leonor Fini, Chimère du soir (1961), Oil on canvas, 32 × 23 1/2 in

Stanislao Lepri at Galerie Minsky

Leonor Fini Paintings at WikiArt

Leonor Fini at Artnet

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Viewing: Jean Cocteau

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Tasting: Les Diners de Gala by Salvador Dalí

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The Salt, What’s On Your Plate: Decades Later, Salvador Dalí's Decadent Dream Dishes Are Awakened

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Ryan Elston’s Recommendations:

Reading: Refractive Africa: Ballet of the Forgotten by Will Alexander

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Will Alexander at PennSound

Will Alexander at Poetry Foundation

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Listening: Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

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Looking: The Art of Andres Barrioquinto

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Check out Andres Barrioquinto, Forest Maiden (2022), From Tang Contemporary Art artsy.net/artwork/andres… via @artsy

artsy.netAndres Barrioquinto | Forest Maiden (2022) | Available for Sale | ArtsyAvailable for sale from Tang Contemporary Art, Andres Barrioquinto, Forest Maiden (2022), Print on paper, 111 × 83 cm

Quiet by Andres Barrioquinto (2020), oil on canvas [Artmortician, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons]

Official Site of Andres Barrioquinto

Andres Barrioquinto at Tutt'Art

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Viewing: Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist (BBC documentary, available for viewing on Youtube)

Leonora Carrington’s Surrealist Paintings Continue to Bewitch Artists, Collectors, and Curators

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Tasting: The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book by Alice B. Toklas

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That’s it for this week! What are your reading, listening, looking, viewing and/or tasting recommendations?