Alinari edited and realised this catalogue in 1983 on the occasion of the exhibition in Italy dedicated to the great German artist, whose activity collided with the most important avant-garde movements of the 20th century, from surrealism to dadaism. The volume offers a fully complete vision of Meret Oppenheim through her poetry, paintings, sculptures, unusual objects, the writings of authoritative scholars, and the interviews that she herself gave. Effectively portrayed by Man Ray in the photographs that accompany this publication, Oppenheim emerges with all her strong and complex personality as a woman and as an artist.