How Surrealist Women Artists Took a Radical Approach to Family Dynamics
Emily Steer, Artsy
December 2024
One hundred years since the Surrealist movement began, its themes remain searingly relevant. This year, a major touring exhibition led by the Centre Pompidou has captured the enduring and more popular subjects of Surrealism, such as dreams and psychoanalysis. Other exhibitions have homed in on the individual offerings of the movement’s famous names, such as ‘May Ray Liberating Photography’ at the Photo Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland; or ‘Dalí Disruption and Devotion’ at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. However, there are many lesser known themes in the Surrealists’ works, such as family, with many works exploring this subject made by women artists. […]