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Bridging the worlds of high art and true crime, Exquisite Corpse presents a unique perspective on the most notorious unsolved murder case of the twentieth century–the bizarre 1947 killing of Elizabeth Short, better known as the Black Dahlia murder. Unlike previous books on the Black Dahlia, Exquisite Corpse provides a detailed and compelling explanation for the unusual nature of this gruesome killing. Exquisite Corpse reveals, through visual comparisons and hist… More >>

Exquisite Corpse: Surrealism and the Black Dahlia Murder

1. 

   Hubert Lyndon

   May 15, 2010 at 4:40 pm

   I can’t see anyone finding much value in this book except the kind of people who enjoy looking at pictures of mutilated dead bodies. Even that group ought to save their money, as the photos here have probably already been scanned and posted all over the internet by now, thanks to the more industrious members of that particular club. What little else there is of this book hardly bears mentioning. It amounts to little more than a poorly organized magazine article attempting to connect an almost random selection of art works to the crime. Sort of throw back to the old-time practice of dressing up prurient material as “educational,” I suppose.
   Rating: 1 / 5
2. 

   Rimbaud

   May 15, 2010 at 5:52 pm

   A complete and utter misrepresentation of the Surrealist movement and its various ethics and ideologies. The layman’s text spills ambivalent from the page in a tawdry and lurid… almost “gossip column” and ersatz distortion of the period in which the murder actually occurred. Sensationalism and faux-intellectualism run rampant, bleeding and sore… a trifle; a magazine of a book.
   
   Flimsy connections that you could pick out of a hat and downright ignorance of the subject matter, on the end of both the murder and the “connection(s)” to Man Ray; thus connections to the Surrealist movement.

   If you plan for extended defecations, this book may serve you well… convulsive images…
   Rating: 1 / 5
3. 

   Gordon Fitch

   May 15, 2010 at 8:24 pm

   Don’t read this book if you know anything about art and art history, especially Surrealism, or, for that matter, about the Black Dahlia case. This is a work for the ignorant, and for those who find facts and truth irrelevant. It descends from Steve Hodel’s silly and trashy _Black Dahlia Avenger_ which has already been adequately demolished on this site. Apparently Steve’s misreading of Surrealism wasn’t vulgar enough, so two hardy souls have been found to plunge in lower. There’s no need to follow.
   
   Rating: 1 / 5
4. 

   J.B. Etta

   May 15, 2010 at 10:39 pm

   This piffle of a book can be read in one short sitting. If not for the extra-large typeface and huge margins that take up half of each page, the text would probably run about 30 pages. Here you will learn little about the Black Dahlia murder, less about surrealism, and next to nothing about any connection between the two. Can I have my money back?

   I think it is indicative of the poor quality and sleazy nature of this book that all the positive reviews posted here were written by people who know the authors personally. Most are mentioned by name in the book’s ackowledgments. Yet most pretend to be “average readers” just discoving the book. Don’t fall for this swindle!
   Rating: 1 / 5
5. 

   Tom Burris

   May 16, 2010 at 1:12 am

   I was aware of the Black Dahlia murder as one of those notorious, super-mediafied events that was big enough to sorta stay in the public conciousness through the years. It’s incredible to me that, after all this time, there is still stuff to discover about the murder. And one might be inclined to say why bother dwelling on it? And, for me, the answer is that this book is about something much more interesting than just the murder: it’s about the connection between the murder, the murderer, surrealist art, and some of the major artists of the 20th century. The author’s arguments are convincing and the connections they surface are — to me — amazing. It says a lot about art and the culture of artists. As an artist myself, I find this particularly interesting.

   I read some of the other reviews of this book. I think it’d be best if people who review a book have actually READ the book. Nobody would read this book and give it only 1 star. Even if you don’t like the subject, you can’t deny that the authors have approached the subject soberly, argue their points well, and that the research/images/writing are good. This is no shrill, sensational supermarket pulp product. It’s a good read and an *interesting* read on many levels.

   I learned some new things about art, artists, culture and the experience was wrapped in a remarkable bit of art-historian sleuthing about one of the most grisly, notorious murders ever. The fact that one of the most horrific murders in US history was actually part of a dialogue with a major movement in 20th century art is, well, amazing…

   I recommend the book. Read it and you’ll know what i mean.
   Rating: 5 / 5
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