The Schiaparelli haute-couture brand continues to capitalise on its founder’s erstwhile connections to the artworld and understanding of the cultural zeitgeist
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A protagonist of surrealism, Schiaparelli was an extraordinary couturier who pushed the bounds of creativity, leaving her mark on Paris fashion and beyond.
For the original surrealists, dreaming was not a matter of idle fantasy but a tool for political and social transformation.
The surrealists rejected traditional modes of understanding. They attempted to upend the established order of things by championing freedom and the unconscious mind.
We compared the ability of volunteers to solve a problem after a cat nap compared to those who stayed awake. It’s a technique we borrowed from Thomas Edison and Salvador Dali.
The Spanish artist was a master self-publicist and one of the most important thinkers in 20th-century art.
All of the big names are present in this show – from Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Frida Kahlo to Roy Lichtenstein and Cindy Sherman – and represented by some of their best-known work.
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Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
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Chercheuse en neurosciences cognitives, Sorbonne Université
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Lecturer in Art History, Loughborough University
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Chercheur en neurosciences à l'Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute, Inserm
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Chercheure en neurosciences cognitives, Inserm
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Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
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Professor of Art History, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor in Fashion and Material Culture, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor of Fashion & Luxury Management, Department of Management & Technology, Bocconi University