Installation view at The Hepworth Wakefield S
Exhibitions

When Dreams Confront Reality: Surrealism in Britain

Expe­ri­ence the mag­i­cal visions of Sur­re­al­ism – but from an unusu­al perspective.

Dates
13/10/23 – 07/01/24
Organisation
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
Opening Times
Sunday, 10:30 – 17:00
Monday, Closed
Tue–Sat, 10:30 – 17:00
Price
£7.00 (concessions available)
Experience the magical visions of Surrealism – but from an unusual perspective.

Surrealism originated in Paris in 1924, in the aftermath of the First World War while society was seeking to rebuild and make sense of an old order that had been ripped apart. Artists such as Eileen Agar, Roland Penrose and John Banting visited Paris to meet the Surrealists and went on to develop their own unique British Surrealist style, which you can explore in this fascinating exhibition.

The show is from The Sherwin Family Collection, arguably the most significant collection of British Surrealism in private ownership. It encompasses the diversity of British Surrealism and European influences, with paintings, collage, drawings, ceramics and sculpture by artists such as Max Ernst, Julian Trevelyan, F.E. McWilliam and Man Ray.

When Dreams Confront Reality: Surrealism in Britain is organised by The Hepworth Wakefield in collaboration with the Victoria Art Gallery.
Installation view at The Hepworth Wakefield S
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