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For his epitaph, André Breton had chosen a quote extracted from his Introduction au discours sur le peu de réalité (1927): “I seek the gold of time”. Suppose the passage of time is, of public notoriety and commonplace, considered a primary inspiration for artists. In that case, gold can, indeed, help to express it and thus justify Breton’s funeral quest. As the warmth and splendour of the golden hour dawns, this performance of the light speaks to our innate and cultural adoration for gold in all its forms, as well as to our attraction for its heavenly colours. In some cultures, the pulpit of …