"Surrealism" exhibition debuts, experience area allows feeling interesting creative techniques
Taipei Fine Arts Museum opens the "Surrealism: The World in Dialogue" exhibition, featuring over 120 works, iconic films, and an interactive 'Exquisite Corpse' drawing area to celebrate 100 years of the movement.
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(Central News Agency reporter Wang Pao-er, Taipei, 24th) Continuing the avant-garde art trends brought by the 2023 exhibition "Future Bodies: Supernatural Sculptures," the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM) once again partners with the Institute for Cultural Exchange in Tübingen, Germany, to launch the "Surrealism" exhibition. The experience area even allows the public to try surrealist creative techniques through drawing.
On October 15, 1924, writer André Breton published the "Surrealist Manifesto" in Paris. The exhibition "Surrealism: The World in Dialogue" presents works from the original movement of the 1920s, juxtaposed with creations from artists across generations, highlighting that the surrealist movement is not a closed historical phenomenon but resonates with the times.
TFAM held a media preview for "Surrealism: The World in Dialogue" today. The exhibition gathers nearly 60 important international artists and image creators, with over 120 representative works spanning mediums such as painting, sculpture, photography, and film.
Among them are three selected clips from films considered the most representative of surrealism, including Germaine Dulac's "The Seashell and the Clergyman" (1928), "Un Chien Andalou" (1929) co-created by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí, and Buñuel's "L'Age d'Or" (1930).
TFAM stated in a press release that directors like David Lynch and Guillermo del Toro also employ various surrealist images in their films, combining them with elements of body horror or bizarre fantasy to emphasize the narrative characteristic of the subconscious taking precedence over linear logic.
The exhibition also features "Cadavre exquis" (Exquisite Corpse), a word-association game often used by surrealists. Its name originates from a sentence pieced together after members randomly wrote words on paper. This relay-style creation method extended from words to drawing, where each participant takes turns drawing on a piece of paper, folds it to hide the complete image, and then passes it to the next player.
Participating artist Erwin Wurm's "One Minute Sculptures" series echoes a similar use of "chance," allowing participants to interact with pedestals holding everyday objects, transforming somewhat abrupt actions into performative bodily displays. The exhibition also specially planned an "Exquisite Corpse" drawing experience area, letting audiences feel a creative method unbound by tradition.
The "Surrealism: The World in Dialogue" exhibition will be on display at TFAM from tomorrow until August 30th.
On October 15, 1924, writer André Breton published the "Surrealist Manifesto" in Paris. The exhibition "Surrealism: The World in Dialogue" presents works from the original movement of the 1920s, juxtaposed with creations from artists across generations, highlighting that the surrealist movement is not a closed historical phenomenon but resonates with the times.
TFAM held a media preview for "Surrealism: The World in Dialogue" today. The exhibition gathers nearly 60 important international artists and image creators, with over 120 representative works spanning mediums such as painting, sculpture, photography, and film.
Among them are three selected clips from films considered the most representative of surrealism, including Germaine Dulac's "The Seashell and the Clergyman" (1928), "Un Chien Andalou" (1929) co-created by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí, and Buñuel's "L'Age d'Or" (1930).
TFAM stated in a press release that directors like David Lynch and Guillermo del Toro also employ various surrealist images in their films, combining them with elements of body horror or bizarre fantasy to emphasize the narrative characteristic of the subconscious taking precedence over linear logic.
The exhibition also features "Cadavre exquis" (Exquisite Corpse), a word-association game often used by surrealists. Its name originates from a sentence pieced together after members randomly wrote words on paper. This relay-style creation method extended from words to drawing, where each participant takes turns drawing on a piece of paper, folds it to hide the complete image, and then passes it to the next player.
Participating artist Erwin Wurm's "One Minute Sculptures" series echoes a similar use of "chance," allowing participants to interact with pedestals holding everyday objects, transforming somewhat abrupt actions into performative bodily displays. The exhibition also specially planned an "Exquisite Corpse" drawing experience area, letting audiences feel a creative method unbound by tradition.
The "Surrealism: The World in Dialogue" exhibition will be on display at TFAM from tomorrow until August 30th.