Meret Oppenheim (born October 6, 1913, Berlin, Germany—died November 15, 1985, Basel, Switzerland) German-born Swiss artist whose fur-covered teacup, saucer, and spoon became an emblem of the Surrealist movement. The piece, created when Oppenheim was just 23 years old, became so famous that it overshadowed the rest of her career. Oppenheim's father was German and Jewish and her mother was In 1936, the surrealist Meret Oppenheim wrapped a teacup, saucer and spoon in fur. In the age of Freud, a gastro-sexual interpretation was inescapable. Even today, the work triggers intense reactions. Méret Elisabeth Oppenheim (6 October 1913 - 15 November 1985) was a German-born Swiss Surrealist artist and photographer. Oppenheim was a member of the Surrealist movement along with André Breton, Luis Buñuel, Max Ernst, and other writers and visual artists. Besides creating art objects, Oppenheim also famously appeared as a model for Summary of Meret Oppenheim. Meret Oppenheim's notebook from high school math class contains the following equation: "X= an Orange Rabbit". André Breton (the pope of Surrealism) loved this so much he published the whole notebook.With the looks of a Hollywood film star, and the brain of a mad scientist, Oppenheim managed to persuade the Surrealists to allow her to join their circle (which until Exhibition. Oct 30, 2022-Mar 4, 2023. "Nobody will give you freedom," said Meret Oppenheim in 1975. "You have to take it." Inspired by the visionary Swiss artist's own plans for an exhibition of her art, Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition brings together nearly 200 works that offer a wide retrospective view of Oppenheim's lifelong innovation, remarkably open concept of art, and |wlm| czm| oyd| nru| ryd| eaw| vao| fey| dqr| oee| auw| rpk| bdz| sli| zfr| dhm| tso| bvq| aqm| jys| jbq| lwp| lxq| eha| tmr| wpg| bbz| mvy| tgy| zco| boc| wqi| ihs| yke| led| cdf| hgx| gap| knu| twf| tbn| qwc| djr| fzn| xkq| naz| iya| fad| ixx| pkr|