Apparitions: Frottages and Rubbings from 1860 to Now Regular Merchandise surrealistic

surrealistic

The legendary curator Walter Hopps (1932–2005) was the founding director of the Menil Collection

In addition to rarely seen early monochrome works

Developed through a transcontinental conversation between the Menil Collection

and South America

Apparitions: Frottages and Rubbings from 1860 to Now Regular Merchandise surrealisticRubbing, the rendering an image by placing a sheet of paper over an object or textured surface and rubbing it with graphite or another marking agent, and frottage, a variety of rubbings executed on a single sheet that together produce imagery that is unrelated to their sources, are some of the most ancient and enduring ways of drawing. Bringing together a diverse yet singularly focused selection of rubbings and frottages, this publication is the first