In the very Bowels of Changes: Surrealism and Antifasicm

“‘Surrealists strived to expose flaws in the supposedly rational message of the supposedly rational civilization of the West. Surrealists demanded absolute freedom, and wanted it to permeate every section of society.
The archival material presented on the table vitrines should revise the widespread preconception of Surrealism as a mere style in painting only meant for representing dreams, fantasies, and magic; give importance and space to reflect on the political motivation of the movement, doing away with the notion of a Surrealist canon, once again it poses this provocative question: “What is Surrealism?”
And what is Surrealism design?

curated by Dorota Jarecka and Magda Lipska
in collaboration with Lenbachhaus Munich
pictures by Robert Głowacki