The slippery Surrealism of Pierre Roy
The French artist was largely ignored by his peers, but his uncanny painting of a snake is a masterpiece
The violence and creativity of André Breton’s Surrealism
Underlying the Surrealist leader’s preoccupation with dreams and the unconscious was a very practical desire to change the world. Who’s to say he didn’t succeed?
The bookish pursuits of Henri Matisse
Matisse was already in his 60s when he began to design books – but this new direction would inspire some of his most engaging works
Personality cult – Alfred Jarry makes an impression at the Morgan Library
The creator of King Ubu and inventor of pataphysics was deeply attached to the art of the book
What happens when an artist wants to be anonymous?