#André Breton

Quiz

QUIZ: Can You Guess These Surrealist Artists?

Martyna Topolska 26 October 2024

Meret Oppenheim, Object.Paris, 1936, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Surrealism

Surrealist Meret Oppenheim in 5 Artworks

Exploring five works by female Surrealist Meret Oppenheim

Candy Bedworth 26 September 2024

Varian Fry at his desk. RBML. Surrealism

The Artist Schindler’s List: How Varian Fry Rescued Artists from Burning Europe

At the outbreak of World War II, Varian Fry, a US journalist, volunteered to travel to Marseille to assist in the repatriation of Europe’s...

Javier Abel Miguel 12 August 2024

Surrealism

Let’s Celebrate 100 Years of Surrealism in Belgium!

Surrealism celebrates its 100th anniversary! Since February 21, 2024, two key art institutions in Brussels have offered unmissable exhibitions. Bozar...

Tommy Thiange 4 April 2024

Theater & Cinema

Transatlantic Series on Netflix: Who Were the 10 Artists Fleeing the Nazis?

During WWII the American team Emergency Rescue Committee (ERC) led by Varian Fry rescued more than 2,000 people from the Nazi regime between 1940 and...

Jimena Escoto, 25 January 2024

Surrealism

How To Become a Surrealist – A Manual to Psychic Automatism

In 1924, André Breton defined a completely new word – Surrealism – in his First Manifesto of Surrealism. It wasn’t a trend in art or...

Magda Michalska 10 August 2023