''Le Surréalisme au service de la révolution (Surrealism in the service of the revolution)'' was a periodical issued by the Surrealist Group in Paris between 1930 and 1933. It was the successor of ''

La Révolution surréaliste ''La Révolution surréaliste'' (English: ''The Surrealist Revolution'') was a publication by the Surrealists in Paris. Twelve issues were published between 1924 and 1929. Shortly after releasing the first ''Surrealist Manifesto'', André Breton ...

'' (published 1924–29) and preceded the primarily surrealist publication ''

Minotaure ''Minotaure'' was a Surrealist-oriented magazine founded by Albert Skira and E. Tériade in Paris and published between 1933 and 1939. ''Minotaure'' published on the plastic arts, poetry, and literature, avant garde, as well as articles on esoter ...

'' (1933 to 1939). After the writing of his ''Second Manifesto of Surrealism'' (1929), which announced the expulsions of several prior surrealists due to theoretical differences,

André Breton André Robert Breton (; 19 February 1896 – 28 September 1966) was a French writer and poet, the co-founder, leader, and principal theorist of surrealism. His writings include the first ''Surrealist Manifesto'' (''Manifeste du surréalisme'') o ...

and his supporters developed a new, more politically charged publication. The first issue of ''Le Surréalisme au service de la révolution'' was published in June 1930, and was followed by five more issues through 1933. Contributors included

Paul Éluard Paul Éluard (), born Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (; 14 December 1895 – 18 November 1952), was a French poet and one of the founders of the Surrealist movement. In 1916, he chose the name Paul Éluard, a matronymic borrowed from his maternal ...

, René Crevel, Tristan Tzara, Salvador Dalí,

René Char René Émile Char (; 14 June 1907 – 19 February 1988) was a French poet and member of the French Resistance. Biography Char was born in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue in the Vaucluse department of France, the youngest of the four children of Emile ...

Benjamin Péret Benjamin Péret (4 July 1899 – 18 September 1959) was a French poet, Parisian Dadaist and a founder and central member of the French Surrealist movement with his avid use of Surrealist automatism. Biography Benjamin Péret was born in Rezé, ...

Louis Aragon Louis Aragon (, , 3 October 1897 – 24 December 1982) was a French poet who was one of the leading voices of the surrealist movement in France. He co-founded with André Breton and Philippe Soupault the surrealist review ''Littérature''. He wa ...

, and Luis Buñuel, among others.

Selected issues

Issue 1 features writings by Breton, Éluard, Crevel, Tzara, Dalí, Char, Péret, and Aragon, and others. Illustrations include stills from Buñuel's film ''L'Âge d'or'', paintings by Dalí, and a drawing of the Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky with a skeleton. It was originally published in June 1930. Issue 2 features writings by Breton, Éluard, Crevel, Char, Péret, Marcel Duchamp, Aragon, and Georges Sadoul, and others. Illustrations include paintings by Dalí and

Yves Tanguy Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy (January 5, 1900 – January 15, 1955), known as just Yves Tanguy (, ), was a French surrealist painter. Biography Tanguy, the son of a retired navy captain, was born January 5, 1900, at the Ministry of Naval Affa ...

, and a photograph by Man Ray. The issue opens with an ad for Breton's First and Second ''Manifeste du Surrealisme'', and ads for two Paris art galleries. It was originally published in October 1930. Issue 3 features writings by Breton, Éluard, Char, Tanguy, Max Ernst, Pierre Unik, Crevel, and Aragon, and others. Illustrations include photographs of surrealist objects by Breton,

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, Valentine Hugo,

Joan Miró Joan Miró i Ferrà ( , , ; 20 April 1893 – 25 December 1983) was a Catalan painter, sculptor and ceramicist born in Barcelona. A museum dedicated to his work, the Fundació Joan Miró, was established in his native city of Barcelona i ...

Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti (, , ; 10 October 1901 – 11 January 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker. Beginning in 1922, he lived and worked mainly in Paris but regularly visited his hometown Borgonovo to see his family and ...

, and Dalí. The issue opens with an ad for the books ''L'Immaculee conception'' by Breton & Eluard, ''La Peinture au defi'' by Aragon, and ''La Femme Visible'' by Dalí. It was originally published in December 1931. Issue 4 features writings by Breton, Éluard, Char, Tzara, Dalí, Pierre Unik, Crevel, and Aragon, and others. Illustrations include a collage by Ernst, and paintings by Tanguy and Dalí. The issue opens with an ad for several books by Dalí. It was originally published in December 1931. Issue 5 features writings by Breton, Éluard, Duchamp, Dalí, Pierre Unik,

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, Simone (alternatively spelled as Symone) Yoyotte Monnerot and Aragon, and others. Illustrations include works by Duchamp, Dalí, Hugo, Ernst, and Man Ray. The issue opens with ads for numerous surrealist books by Péret, Tzara, Breton, Dalí, and Crevel, as well as publications by Achim D'Arnim and Lautreamont. There is also promotion of a major exhibit of surrealist art. It was originally published in May 1933. Issue 6 features writings by Breton, Buñuel, Char, Tzara, and Péret, and others. André Thirion introduced translated excerpts from Lenin's ''

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'' on

Hegel Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (; ; 27 August 1770 – 14 November 1831) was a German philosopher. He is one of the most important figures in German idealism and one of the founding figures of modern Western philosophy. His influence extends a ...

. Illustrations include works by Giacometti, René Magritte, Ernst, Breton, Hugo, Dalí, and Tanguy. The issue opens with an ad for the next surrealist periodical ''Minotaure''. It was originally published in May 1933.

References

*Place, Jean Michel. ''Le Surréalisme au service de la révolution''. Paris, 1976. *Durozoi, Gerard. ''History of the Surrealist Movement''. The University of Chicago Press, 1997. {{DEFAULTSORT:Surrealisme au service de la revolution 1930 establishments in France 1933 disestablishments in France Defunct magazines published in Paris Defunct French-language magazines Magazines established in 1930 Magazines disestablished in 1933 Surrealist magazines

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