International Surrealism exhibition of 1947 known as
Le Surrealisme en 1947 or Please Touch
Held July - August at the
Gallerie Maeght in Paris.
Organized by Marcel Duchamp and Andre Breton
Part of the exhibition was designed by Frederick Kiesler and composed of
a complex labyrinth of orchestrated rooms.
Duchamp collaborated with Italian-born painter Enrico Donati on the design
and production of the catalogue cover.
Conglomeros ~> by Victor Brauner was the window display.
The limited edition catalogue 'Priere de toucher''.
The Catalogue contains original artwork by:
Jean Arp
Hans Bellmer
Victor Brauner
Serge Brignoni
Alexander Calder
Bruno Capacci
Elizabeth van Damme
Julio de Diego
Enrico Donati
Max Ernst
David Hare
Jacques Herold
Marcel Jean
Jacqueline Lamba
Wifredo Lam
Maria Martins
Roberto Matta
Joan Miro
Man Ray
Kay Sage
Yves Tanguy.
Dorothea Tanning;
Toyen
Text was by Sarane Alexandrian, Alquie, Jean Arp, Georges Bataille,
Hans Bellmer, Bonnefoy, Bousquet, Victor Brauner,
Andre Breton, Brun, Jacques Brunius, Calas, Cesaire, Demarne, Ferry,
Frederique, Gracq, Heisler, Henein, Jacques Herold, Marcel Jean,
Frederick Kiesler, Kober, Lebel, Mabille, Malespine, Mezei, Lee Miller,
Monnerot, Maurice Nadeau, Pastoureau, Benjamin Peret, No Seigle,
Tarnaud and from British and Rumanian surrealist groups.
Also exhibited:
Eileen Agar
Braulio Arenas?
Maurice Baskine?
Emmy Bridgwater
David Hare
Gerome Kamrowsky?
Conroy Maddox
Emile Malespine?
Etienne Martin
Isamu Noguchi?
No Seigle
Isabelle Waldberg
A year after the conclusion of the exhibition the Galerie Maeght was informed
that a copy of the catalogue, which was posted to Geneva, had been seized by the
Procureur General of the Confederation, not because of its contents but because
its cover was found to be immoral.
See Exhibitions.
See Timeline
