Philip Tsiaras’ “Private Myths” are an important advance in the surrealist tradition of twentieth century art. Like all good surrealist art, they ingeniously fuse, in Andre Breton’s words, “two states, dream and reality,” achieving, through the extraordinary verve necessary for

“Philip Tsiaras’ Elan” by Donald Kuspit… my propensity for duality, a need to be formal in theface of sensuality - like wearing a tie, I suppose, withouta pair of pants.Philip TsiarasHis perception is not unlike that of Tiresias who, havingbeen