%0 Journal Article
%T The Surrealist Collection of Objects
%A P¨¦rez
%A Leticia
%J 452o F : Revista de Teor¨ªa de la Literatura y Literatura Comparada
%D 2010
%I Asociaci¨®n 452?F
%X In this article I shall discuss the Surrealist collection of objects as a form of art which arises out of mass production forces of the new era. These goods, deeply rooted in the capitalist laws of use-, exchange- and surplus-value, carry in themselves two materialist approaches which end in dialectical materialism. On the one hand, they epitomize the supreme forces of commodity fetishism ingrained in capitalist structures; on the other hand, they arouse unconscious desires which respond to the needs of the society of consumption. Thus, I will explore the act of object-collecting in the most radical Surrealist practices (dream objects, found objects, po¨¨me-objets, calligrammes, readymades and Surrealist objects) as a way to not only delve into a new art, but also to reflect on societal ongoing transformations and paradoxes.
%K Collection
%K Commodity fetishism
%K Capitalism
%K Consumption
%K Commercial culture
%K Use-
%K exchange- and surplus-value
%K Materialism
%K Idealism
%K Dream objects
%K Found objects
%K Unconscious
%K Po¨¨me-objects
%K Calligrammes
%K Readymades
%K Surrealist objects
%U http://452f.com/pdf/numero02/02_452f_misc_perez_indiv.pdf