Dora Maar
Amateur Photographer|November 23, 2019
This radical surrealist broke many boundaries through her work, as Amy Davies discovers in a new retrospective
Amy Davies
Dora Maar
A new exhibition at the Tate Modern is the largest retrospective of Dora Maar ever held in the UK and celebrates the work of this notorious surrealist photographer.

During the 1930s, her work – mainly consisting of photomontages – became icons of surrealism, while her eye for the unusual translated to her commercial photography, which included fashion and advertising. As an active member of left-wing revolutionary groups, she also undertook social documentary projects at a time when Europe was experiencing a particularly fraught political climate.

この記事は Amateur Photographer の November 23, 2019 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

この記事は Amateur Photographer の November 23, 2019 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

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