Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme
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Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme was a landmark 1938 Paris exhibition that dramatically showcased Surrealist art and ideas through immersive, dreamlike installations and performances.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Surrealist exhibition
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art exhibition ⓘ cultural event ⓘ |
| aim |
to create an immersive, dreamlike environment
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to dramatize Surrealist ideas ⓘ |
| artisticDirector | Marcel Duchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMovementContext | interwar avant-garde ⓘ |
| ceilingDesigner | Marcel Duchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceilingInstallation | 1,200 coal sacks ⓘ |
| closingDate | 1938-02-24 ⓘ |
| coordinator |
André Masson
NERFINISHED
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Georges Hugnet NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacqueline Lamba NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurt Seligmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Man Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcel Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Ernst NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvador Dalí NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanguy NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfgang Paalen NERFINISHED ⓘ Óscar Domínguez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| creatorOfInstallation | Salvador Dalí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| curator |
André Breton
NERFINISHED
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Paul Éluard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Marcel Duchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
environmental art
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immersive installations ⓘ mannequins dressed by artists ⓘ olfactory effects ⓘ performances ⓘ sound effects ⓘ unconventional lighting ⓘ |
| featuredArtist |
André Masson
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Joan Miró NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurt Seligmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonora Carrington NERFINISHED ⓘ Man Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcel Duchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcel Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Ernst NERFINISHED ⓘ Meret Oppenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ René Magritte NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvador Dalí NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfgang Paalen NERFINISHED ⓘ Yves Tanguy NERFINISHED ⓘ Óscar Domínguez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Surrealist art ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
landmark Surrealist exhibition
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major event in the history of exhibition design ⓘ pioneering immersive exhibition ⓘ |
| inception | 1938 ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary exhibition design
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later installation art ⓘ museum installation practices ⓘ |
| installationFeature |
artificial rain
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live snails ⓘ mannequins ⓘ |
| installationTitle | Rainy Taxi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installationType | environmental installation ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| lightingDesign |
dim lighting
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spotlights ⓘ |
| location | Paris ⓘ |
| movement | Surrealism ⓘ |
| name | Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkExhibited |
Rainy Taxi
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Taxi pluvieux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfArtists | over 60 ⓘ |
| numberOfWorksExhibited | approximately 300 ⓘ |
| olfactoryElement |
smell of coffee
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smell of roasting coffee ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1938-01-17 ⓘ |
| organizer |
André Breton
NERFINISHED
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Paul Éluard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | International Surrealist Exhibition 1936 London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | Dada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roomDesign |
Dreamlike street of mannequins
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Rue surréaliste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roomDesigner |
Marcel Duchamp
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Wolfgang Paalen NERFINISHED ⓘ Óscar Domínguez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundDesign |
music
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recorded noises ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 20 rue de la Boétie ⓘ |
| theme |
automatic creation
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chance ⓘ dream ⓘ eroticism ⓘ the unconscious ⓘ |
| translatedName | International Surrealist Exhibition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue | Galerie Beaux-Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorExperience |
labyrinthine path
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multi-sensory environment ⓘ |
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