Surrealism, Dada & Their Legacies in Contemporary Art
Salvador Dalí and Horst P. Horst 1906, Weißenfels-an-der-Saale, Germany –1999, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, The Dream of Venus, 1939, Silver print, ink. Gift of the Samuel Gorovoy Foundation, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum
JERUSALEM.- The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, presents a comprehensive survey of Surrealism, from its roots in the beginnings of the Dada movement in 1916 through recent manifestations in international contemporary art. Drawn from more than 1,200 works in the Museum’s world-renowned holdings in these subjects, most notably the Vera and Arturo Schwarz Collection of Dada and Surrealist Art, Surrealism and Beyond includes 250 highlights by such artists as Dali, Duchamp, Magritte, and Man Ray, as well as a specially commissioned installation by American artist Mark Dion. The exhibition is on view through June 30, 2007. Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=19573
René Magritte, The Castle of the Pyrenees, 1959, Oil on canvas, 200 x 145. Gift of Harry Torczyner, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum.

