Minotaure

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Minotaure (1933 to 1939) was a primarily Surrealist-oriented publication founded by Albert Skira in Paris. The editors were André Breton and Pierre Mabille. It was a luxurious publication, sporting original artworks on its cover by prestigious artists like Pablo Picasso. It was sold in France for 25 frs.

The magazine was sponsored and advised by Surrealist art patron Edward James, and is still one of the richest sources of information about the pre-war Surrealist world.

In many ways, it was the successor to La Révolution Surréaliste. It was published at the same time as Le Surréalisme au Service de la Révolution.

Minotaure brought many little-known figures such as Hans Bellmer, Victor Brauner, Paul Delvaux, Alberto Giacometti, and Roberto Matta to the attention of the art world. It is also the only surrealist publication to feature articles on architecture : Tristan Tzara ("D'un certain automatisme du goût", no. 3-4), Salvador Dalí ("De le beauté terrifiantte et comestible, de l'architecture Modern' style", no. 3-4) and Roberto Matta ("Mathématiques sensibles - Architecture du Temps", no. 11).

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Acéphale, a surrealist review created by Georges Bataille, published from 1936 to 1939
Documents, a surrealist journal edited by Georges Bataille from 1929 to 1930
La Révolution surréaliste, a seminal Surrealist publication founded by André Breton, published in Paris from 1924 to 1929
View, an American art magazine, primarily covering avant-garde and surrealist art, published from 1940 to 1947
VVV - a New York journal published by emigré European surrealists from 1942 through 1944