Surrealism is having a moment. As the art movement celebrates its centennial, a retrospective is underway in Shanghai, and another is planned for the Center Pompidou in Paris this fall. Believe it or ...
“Surrealism is not dead, it is evolving,‘ proclaims Elena Von Kohn, the visionary artist behind the enigmatic movement that has captured the imagination of art enthusiasts worldwide. Elena Von Kohn, ...
Kim Dacres' 2022 sculpture "Sojourner" (foreground) and April Bey's 2023 painting "I Will Never Ask ANY OF YOU for Respect, I Will Demand It" (back wall) are among the works on display in the Modern ...
As art is often inspired by the surroundings of the artist, the art itself is often a vehicle, transporting audiences to a time and day. Pop surrealist Caia Koopman. Photo courtesy Caia Koopman / ...
Contemporary art wouldn’t be the same without Surrealism. In 1924, when French writer, poet, and critic André Breton published the Surrealist Manifesto, no one likely thought about the impact it would ...
With most historical art movements, we find that there are scores of women whose influence and work have been overlooked or at the least undervalued for their contributions to the canon. The ...
As museums and biennials revisit Surrealism, outsider practices and Indigenous cosmologies, a pattern emerges that suggests a renewed turn toward spirituality, mysticism and alternative knowledge ...
Objects made under the influence of the art movement have inspired many contemporary and modern dealers at the 10th edition of Tefaf New York. By Martha Schwendener This is the 100th anniversary of ...
"Long Live Surrealism!" at the Blanton Museum of Art is a far-ranging exhibition covering one of the most beloved—and approachable—art movements of modern times. “Long Live Surrealism! 1924-Today” is ...
Hamed Nada’s “Folkways” (nd) in When Arts Become Liberty: The Egyptian Surrealists (1938–65) exhibition (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) The calls to revise the canon of art history have ...