New Surrealism: Private View

BSMT Space, 529 Kingsland Road
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Covid 19 Information
Venue regularly cleaned and sanitised
Hand sanitiser available at different stations within the gallery
Doors open for ventilation
Event has ended
This event ended on Thursday 19th of May 2022
Admission
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 [email protected].
Location

BSMT Space, 529 Kingsland Road

Nearest Tube/Rail Stations
Dalston Junction 0.12 miles

‘New Surrealism’, our upcoming 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 collectively explore the workings of the mind and many of the common themes of the original movement, but almost 100 years later.
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

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