L'AmitiÚ (German edition)

'In 1871, the greatest, most revolutionary poets of their timeùArthur Rimbaud, Paul Verlaine, Charles Cros, Germain Nouveau, AndrÚ Gillùgathered at the H¶tel des +trangers in Paris to realize a joint, subversive, and forward-looking project: the Album Zutique. Later, in the 20th century, artists and poets, initially close to Dadaism and Surrealism, dedicated themselves to cooperative ways of working. Their Cadavres exquisùworks characterized by chance and playfulness, and based on the principle of ôblindö team workùare still outstanding examples of artistic collaborations today. These were characterized in the 20th and 21st centuries by friendships as well as by political convictions.

This publication explores the genesis of these collaborative artworks. The methods of production and the synergetic and often cross-genre nature of these collaborations are for the first time the focus of a detailed art-historical examination. Featuring Pablo Picasso and Francis Picabia, Alexander Calder and Joan Mir¾, Jo