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Dalí, Magritte, Man Ray and Surrealism

Paul Delvaux, La Ville Rouge, 1944.

Mar 22 – July 30, 2023
Via Tortona, 56, 20144 Milano MI, Italy

In 1917, Guillaume Apollinaire wrote a letter to Paul Dermée, coining the term surrealism. “All things considered,” he wrote, “I think in fact it is better to adopt surrealism than supernaturalism, which I first used.” By 1924, two rival groups had published Surrealist Manifestos, laying claim to Apollinaire’s legacy. One group was led by André Breton, the other by Yvan Goll. The movement was a response to the insanity of W.W. I, and it also drew from new thinking about the unconscious and subconscious. This exhibition of 180 works focuses on the relationship between Surrealism and non-Western cultures. It consists of six sections, each one introduced by a key sculpture. —Elena Clavarino

Photo: © Paul Delvaux Foundation/SIAE 2023