OBLIQUES SPECIAL ISSUE: HANS BELLMER

Published by Éditions Borderie, Paris | Obliques, Special Issue Hans Bellmer | 1979
Hardcover with dust jacket, approx. 27.7 x 21.7 cm | 304 pages
Numerous black & white illustrations, with some in color | Some articles bilingual French / German
Language: French

This special issue of Obliques is entirely devoted to Hans Bellmer, one of the most radical and influential Surrealist artists of the 20th century. Best known for his unsettling “Doll” photographs and drawings, Bellmer explored themes of desire, fragmentation, and the body as a site of both fascination and anxiety.
The publication is considered one of the most comprehensive monographs on Bellmer produced during his lifetime, bringing together essays, reproductions, and critical studies that frame his work within Surrealism, psychoanalysis, and the avant-garde.

Because Obliques was an experimental French art and literature review, this issue not only provides rare visual documentation but also captures the intellectual reception of Bellmer’s work in the 1970s. Collectors and scholars regard it as a key reference for understanding his artistic legacy and its impact on contemporary art, photography, and gender/body politics.