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New Surrealism flyer
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Ed Hicks
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Enigm
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Perspicere
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Ronch
Exhibition
New Surrealism
19 May 2022 – 5 Jun 2022
Regular hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 18:00
Free admission
Address
- 529 Kingsland Road
- Dalston
- London
England - E8 4AR
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Dalston Junction
‘New Surrealism’, a group exhibition, aims to explore this famous cultural movement through the lens of a new wave of Artists whose dream-like scenes and illogical or bizarre imagery explore the workings of the mind and many of the common themes of the original movement, but almost 100 years later.
About
Defined in 1924 by Andre Breton, Surrealism sought to revolutionise human experience in its personal, cultural, social, and political aspects. They wanted to free people from false rationality, and restrictive customs and structures that they believed had led mankind to the First World War. This liberation of the mind and artistic expression also meant seeking political freedom.
The political and social landscape of the past 6 years has been more than surreal. From Trump, Brexit, a global pandemic and now war, we are in a period in history where our lived experience has come to feel increasingly stranger.
From the automatic drawings and paintings of Stefano Ronchi and Enigm which attempt to unlock ideas and images from their unconscious minds to
the dream worlds of Ed Hicks or hidden psychological tensions of Perspicere, this exhibition attempts to engage with this new reality through the veil of the Surrealist movement that was so influential in the early twentieth century.
Participating artists:
Ed Hicks - @edhicks
Enigm - @enigm
Perspicere - @perspicereartist
Ronch - @ronch1985
NEW SURREALISM opens with a private view on May 19th with the show running until June 5th. To attend the opening night or to be added to the collector’s catalogue list please contact hello@bsmt.co.uk.
Find BSMT at 529 Kingsland Rd, E84AR
Private view: 6pm – 9pm, Thursday 19th May 2022
