In memoriam, Benjamin Péret – 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)