Day: September 18, 2011
In memoriam, Benjamin PĂ©ret – d. Sep. 18, 1959…
One of the first Parisian Dadaists and later one of the founders of Surrealism, Peret has been called “the best of the Surrealist poets” and was the most admired writer within the group. He also wrote a novel, Death to the Pigs and to the Field of Glory (1923), short fiction and critical essays. In addition to his surrealist work, Peret was a dedicated Communist for most of his life and was deported from Brazil for revolutionary activity… (Source)
Above – Max Ernst: frottage skull for Benjamin Peret’s Je Sublime (1936) (Source)
Mexican trifle.
96 Marks Place, the original building on the cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Physical Graffiti” album. This post via Slim Paley.
The meaning of the color yellow is commonly associated with light and the sun. Like the sun, the color yellow is very warm, uplifting, cheerful and happy. In fact, a yellow room will tend to make people more talkative and outgoing.