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Surreal on Paper

Rita Kernn-Larsen, Rose Blossom, 1930–39.

Sept 13, 2025 – Jan 11, 2026
Sølvgade 48-50, 1307 København K, Denmark

“Drawing is the honesty of the art,” said Salvador Dalí. “There is no possibility of cheating: it is either good or bad.” The medium was a foundational tool for the Surrealists. In drawing, the hand moves freely across the page, evading conscious control and bypassing rational thought. Yves Tanguy, Max Ernst, and André Breton even devised a collaborative drawing game called Cadavre Exquis (Exquisite Corpse), in which each artist would draw part of a figure, fold the paper to conceal it, and pass it along for the next part to be drawn. The result? Haunting, hybrid humanoids. Featuring more than 100 drawings by artists from Dalí to Méret Oppenheim, this exhibition celebrates the movement’s work on paper. —Elena Clavarino

Photo: SMK © Rita Kernn-Larsen / VISDA