“The vice named surrealism is the immoderate and impassioned use of the stupefacient image or rather of the uncontrolled provocation of the image for its own sake and for the element of unpredictable perturbation and of metamorphosis which it introduces into the domain of representation; for each image on each occasion forces you to revise the entire Universe.”
Quote by Louis Aragon
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Louis Aragon
Louis Aragon was a French poet, novelist, playwright, and literary critic. Born on October 3, 1897, and died on December 24, 1982, he was a leading figure in the Surrealist movement and is known for his unique poetic style and profound political consciousness. more
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