Surrealism. The Gilbert Kaplan Print Collection

The Albertina Museum (Vienna, Austria) will be running, until January 15, 2012, the exhibition Surrealism. The Gilbert Kaplan Print Collection. The Kaplan Collection unites outstanding Graphic Art by the Surrealists Max Ernst, Joan Miró, Salvador Dalí and many more important exponents of this art movement. These artists share a common devotion to the unreal and the fantastic. 

Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members. Surrealist works feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur; however, many Surrealist artists and writers regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost, with the works being an artifact. Leader André Breton was explicit in his assertion that Surrealism was above all a revolutionary movement.

The Graphic Art presented in this exhibition illustrates how close the real and the unreal lie together in Surrealistic Art and will tempt the viewer to let his imagination run free.

Date: until January 15.
Location: Albertina Museum. Albertinaplatz 1. 1010 Vienna, Austria
Opening hours: from Thursday to Tuesday from 10am to 6pm. Wednesdays from 10am to 9pm.

See some of the artworks in the following slideshow: