Surrealists, such as Magritte, Cahun, and Dalí created dreamlike compositions, and they wanted to show the unseen. Explore the strange, weird, and upsetting aspects of Surrealism with Klaire Lockheart. Discover that Surrealism has more to offer than just melting clocks, such as Frida Kahlo’s self-portraits.
Artists and Artwork: Salvador Dalí (Persistence of Memory), René Magritte (The Treachery of Images, Son of Man), Meret Oppenheim Object [Luncheon in Fur], Glove [for Parkett no. 4]), Claude Cahun (Self-Portrait [I am in Training Don’t Kiss Me]), Marcel Moore, Frida Kahlo (Frieda and Diego, Two Fridas), and Diego Rivera
Additional Topics: André Breton (“Manifesto of Surrealism”), Sigmund Freud, World War II, Gender Roles, Photography, and Self-Portraiture