Wood, Ghislaine (Editor) — Surreal Things: Surrealism and Design

London, V&A Publications, 2007. Softcover. Color illustrated wraps, pink spine with black and white lettering, 362 pp.; 250 color, 100 bw illustrations. Accompanied a major exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum; Includes works by Salvador Dali, Man Ray, Alexander Calder, Max Ernst, Rene Magritte, and others; Extensive annotations; Great overview of the subject. Surrealism, one of the influential movements of the 20th century, had a profound impact on all forms of culture. Containing over 350 illustrations, this book examines its impact in the wider fields of design and the decorative arts and its sometimes uneasy relationship with the commercial world. VG- (wraps have light shelfwear, corners bumped, pages are otherwise clean) .