Dada and Surrealist Masterpieces from Boijmans Van Beuningen on View in Alba
An exhibition titled "From Nothing to Dream: Dada and Surrealism from the Boijmans Van Beuningen Collection" is currently on display at the Fondazione Ferrero in Alba. Curated by Marco Vallora, the show highlights the influence of Dada's rejection of traditional art on the development of Surrealism. Featuring important works from the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, it includes a 1936 triptych by Salvador Dalí, known as "Landscape with Girl Skipping Rope," René Magritte's 1937 piece "La reproduction interdite," and various works by Marcel Duchamp. The exhibit also includes literary and political works that resonate with these artistic movements.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Dal nulla al sogno. Dada e Surrealismo dalla Collezione del Museo Boijmans Van Beuningen' at Fondazione Ferrero, Alba
- Curated by Marco Vallora
- Features works from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, including the Edward James collection
- Includes Dalí's 'Landscape with Girl Skipping Rope' (1936) and Mae West lips sofa
- Includes Magritte's 'La reproduction interdite' (1937)
- Includes three Duchamp boxes: La boîte verte, La boîte-en-valise, La boîte blanche
- Thematic organization covering Dada and Surrealism, with political and literary references
- Includes documents from André Breton's library and films by Desnos, Buñuel, René Clair, Dalí
Entities
Artists
- Salvador Dalí
- René Magritte
- Marcel Duchamp
- Joan Miró
- Man Ray
- Enrico Baj
- André Breton
- Robert Desnos
- Luis Buñuel
- René Clair
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Walt Disney
- Edward James
- Marco Vallora
- Vera Agosti
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Paul Delvaux
- Francis Picabia
Institutions
- Fondazione Ferrero
- Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
- Artribune
Locations
- Alba
- Italy
- Rotterdam
- Netherlands