Surreal. It’s one of those words like insane or awesome that’s taken a beating from aggressive misuse. I’ve heard the term applied to both a bus driver wearing a funny hat and the sight of the second ...

Inspired by thefirst major exhibition of visionary artist Ithell Colquhounthat is currently on show at Tate Modern, this is part 1 of our Ithell Colquhoun inspired series– and the theme is'Automatic ...

André Masson, “La mer se retire” (“The Sea Withdraws,” 1941) (all images courtesy Galerie Natalie Seroussi) (click to enlarge) An expanded field of subjects pervades the visual lexicon of Surrealism, ...

Not quite an example of winning through intimidation, the exhibition “Drawing Surrealism” partly persuades through the sheer volume of its offerings — distinctive, once wildly avant-garde and now ...

At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, or LACMA, there is an artwork on display, a medium-sized painting of a pipe on a cream-colored background, underneath which is written in plain letters: “Ceci ...