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Men Shall Know Nothing of This, 1923.
Max Ernst (French, born Germany, 1891–1976). Tate. Purchased 1960.
©2002 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris.
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Surrealism: Desire Unbound
February 6, 2002–May 12, 2002
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall, 2nd floor
A central theme of Surrealism, a major artistic movement of the 20th century, was desire in its many manifestations. The first major survey of Surrealism in more than 20 years, this exhibition presents the richness and diversity of this obsessive but very human and constant theme through more than 300 paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, photographs, and films. The selection ranges in date from the decade anticipating the first manifestations of Surrealism in 1924 to more recent years. Artists represented include Giorgio de Chirico, Joseph Cornell, Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Alberto Giacometti, Arshile Gorky, René Magritte, Man Ray, André Masson, Joan Miró, and Pablo Picasso. Many of the icons of the Surrealist dream are displayed as well as important works by artists not yet widely known. The achievements of women associated with the Surrealists, sometimes overlooked in previous surveys, are strongly represented by painters such as Leonora Carrington, Frida Kahlo, and Dorothea Tanning.
Please note that strollers are not permitted in this special exhibition on Saturdays and Sundays.
The exhibition is made possible in part by Jane and Robert Carroll.
The exhibition has been organized by Tate Modern, London.
An indemnity has been granted by the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
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