Dada and Surrealism at the Vittoriano in Rome

At the Vittoriano Complex in the center of Rome. "The rediscovery of Dada and Surrealism" from 9 October 2009 to February 7, 2010 is revealed as one of the largest and most detailed exhibitions on Dada and Surrealism, implemented by the renowned art historian and philosopher Arturo Schwarz.

Sculptures, paintings, readymades, collage, assemblages, drawings and installations across the full path of the many protagonists of these two revolutionary movements that in their manifestos and in their exhibitions have had the merit to create a subversive avant-garde, with radical influences in all the art after the mid-twentieth century.

Dada and Surrealism are recognized fact, as the only avant-garde movements that in addition to propose an artistic revolution, in promoting a new model of artist with new social ideas in conflict with the times particular moment that sees consumism in its early days.

The exhibition is full of the most important and recognizable works ever, since Duchamp's famous urinal-fountain and the Mona Lisa with mustache, Man Ray’s metronome with the eye and the surreal paintings of Magritte.

The exhibition is also an opportunity to discover the two artistic movements through the work and experiments of Dada and Surrealism artists less known but certainly contributed to the spread of this great revolution in art and thought of the twentieth century

Exhibition Info

Dada and Surrealism rediscovered

Complesso del Vittoriano

from 9 October to February 7, 2009

H. 9.30; closure Monday to Thursday 19:30 Friday and Saturday 23:30 Sunday 20:30

Admission: 10 euros (concessions 7.50 euros)

Organization and production: Communicating Organizing Srl

Information: tel. 06/6780664