The Legacy of Surrealism

Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University

NOW CLOSED

The Courtship (1949), Gertrude Abercrombie. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

The Conjured Life

Featuring more than 60 works dating from the 1920s to the present day, this exhibition demonstrates the deep currents Surrealism sent through the international art world beginning in the first half of the 20th century. This exhibition reveals this movement’s enduring grip on the imaginations of artists in the United States and around the world. Find out more about the ‘The Conjured Life’ exhibition from the Cantor Arts Center website.

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That's my death mask you're wearing, (2004), Wangechi Mutu.

That’s my death mask you’re wearing (2004), Wangechi Mutu. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

Night with Raping Wave, (1963), Paul Sarkisian.

Night with Raping Wave (1963), Paul Sarkisian. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, © 1963 Paul Sarkisian

From Angel Series, Roma, September, 1977, Francesca Woodman.

From Angel Series, Roma, September, 1977 Francesca Woodman. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, © 1977 Francesca Woodman

Le General Mechant et Decore (Angry General with Decorations), (1961), Enrico Baj.

Le General Mechant et Decore (Angry General with Decorations) (1961), Enrico Baj. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago