Cocteau

Jean Cocteau (1890—1963) was his contemporary Marcel Duchamp’s exact opposite: while Duchamp retreated from creating, Cocteau embraced art in all its forms—music, opera, ballet, and film as well as theatre, novels, graphics, and poetry—while never becoming attached to one "school" (especially not the Surrealists). Angel—weight rather than heavyweight, Cocteau may seem more glitter than gold. But he deserves serious reconsideration, not only for his own art and poetry but also for his role i...