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ARTS: That's unreal; Ah, Surrealism-Dali's floppy clocks, Magritte's not-pipe. Great fun. But there was a darker side to it, says Tom Lubbock.(Features)

From: The Independent (London, England)  |  Date: 5/9/2006  |  Author: Lubbock, Tom

Byline: Tom Lubbock

Surrealism: what does it mean to you? Just about anything, quite possibly. In the last week, I've noticed the word "surreal" being applied to one of Tracey Temple's diary entries, the sacking of Charles Clarke, the operation of the Harare stock exchange, and a giant mechanical elephant - and I wasn't really trying.

Surrealism is in our heads and everywhere else' in adverts, pop music, fridge magnets, comedy. It must be the most successful 20th-century ...

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