Surrealism is allied with peoples of colour, first because it has sided with them against all forms of imperialism and white brigandage and second because of the profound affinities between surrealism and primitive thought. Both envision the abolition of the hegemony of the conscious and the everyday, leading to the conquest of revelatory emotion (Andre Breton, 1945, interview with Rene Belance).
Surrealism is allied with peoples of colour, first because it has sided with them against all forms of imperialism and white brigandage and second bec...
