Suzanne Césaire was born in Martinique in 1915, and later moved to France to study literature in Toulouse and then in Paris. She married in 1937, and returned to her native country in 1939. During her time in France, Césaire had become acquainted with Surrealist art, which she described as “the tightrope of our hope.” In her 1943 essay, “Surrealism and Us,” she called for a Matinican Surrealism. Some listened. This unique exhibition traces the history of the movement in the Caribbean, and presents 80 artworks from the 1940s to the present day. Among the artists included in the show are Firelei Báez, Nick Cave, Kerry James Marshall, and Wangechi Mutu. —Elena Clavarino