How stolen Indigenous masks inspired a global art movement
The profound impact of Indigenous masks on the Surrealist art movement and the dramatic quest to bring some of them back home. So Surreal: Behind the Masks traces the storied journey of Indigenous masks from the far reaches of Turtle Island (North America) into the hands of European Surrealists, influencing the work and worldview of some of the most well-known modern artists and writers of all time including Max Ernst, Andre Breton, Roberto Matta and Joan Miro - all while following the dramatic...
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