Mind's Secrets Explored in Argentine Art Exhibits
Lynne Lamberg
Psychiatric News July 1, 2011 DOI: 10.1176/pn.46.13.psychnews_46_13_18 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical analysis Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | The text recounts that the MALBA exhibited Grete Stern's surreal photo montages from "Los Sueños," which illustrated the Idilio column "Psychoanalysis Will Help You" between 1948 and 1951. The montages visualized readers' submitted dreams for a popular women's magazine that mixed domestic content with psychoanalytic themes. |
Abstract
The Museum of Art of Latin America in Buenos Aires, the MALBA, recently mounted an exhibit of photo montages from a series titled "Los Sueños" (The Dreams). These surreal images accompanied a weekly column, "Psychoanalysis Will Help You," published in a popular women's magazine, Idilio (Idyll), from 1948 to 1951. Photojournalist Grete Stern created the montages to illustrate dream reports Idilio readers submitted for discussion in the column. The magazine Idilio sought a wide female audience. Along with articles on housekeeping and fashion, its first issue included a report on "the mysterious world of dreams."