A game in which each participant takes turns writing or drawing on a sheet of paper, folding it to conceal his or her contribution, and then passing it to the next player for a further contribution. The game gained popularity in artistic circles during the 1920s when it was adopted as a technique by artists of the Surrealist movement to generate collaborative compositions.
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6 works online
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Cadavre Exquis, Yves Tanguy, Joan Miró, Max Morise, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky) Nude 1926–27
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Cadavre Exquis, André Breton, Max Morise, Jeannette Ducrocq Tanguy, Pierre Naville, Benjamin Péret, Yves Tanguy, Jacques Prévert Figure 1928
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Cadavre Exquis, Valentine Hugo, André Breton, Tristan Tzara, Greta Knutson Landscape c. 1933
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Cadavre Exquis, André Breton, Jacques Hérold, Yves Tanguy, Victor Brauner Figure 1934
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Cadavre Exquis, Esteban Francés, Remedios Varo, Oscar Domínguez, Marcel Jean Untitled 1935
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Jake Chapman, Dinos Chapman Untitled from Exquisite Corpse 2000
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