 In the twentieth century, magic also proved a topic of interest to the Surrealists, an artistic movement based largely in Europe; the Surrealism Andre Breton for instance published "L'Art magique" in 1957, discussing what he regarded as the links between magic and art.The scholarly application of magic as a "sui generis" category that can be applied to any socio-cultural context was linked with the promotion of modernity to both Western and non-Western audiences.The term "magic" has become pervasive in the popular imagination and idiom.