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| Exhibition title | Uncanny: Surrealism and Graphic Design |
| Original venue | The Moravian Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic, 22 June – 24 October 2010 |
| Name(s) of participating artist(s) | Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, René Magritte, Karel Teige (Czechoslovakia), Roman Cieslewicz (Poland), M/M Paris (France), Andrzej Klimowski (UK), and Edward Fella (USA) to name just a few. |
| Name(s) of curator(s) | Rick Poynor |
| Short description: Uncanny: Surrealism and Graphic Design is the first major exhibition to explore the influence of Surrealism on graphic image making and graphic design. Featuring more than 250 items – posters; prints; book, magazine and record covers; typefaces and films – Uncanny investigates the profound impact that Surrealist ideas and images had on international graphic communication from its origins in the 1930s up to the present. Conceived and curated by the acclaimed design critic, writer and theoretician of visual culture, Rick Poynor for the Moravian Gallery in Brno, Czech Republic and shown as part of the 24th International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno 2010, Uncanny is a collection of powerfully and strikingly compelling graphic works that enables the viewer to encounter the fantastical and rediscover a sense of the mystery and wonder that the Surrealists called the marvellous. | |
| Category | group show |
| Media | painting, drawing and sculptures, electronic media, video, film, other |
| Period | 21st century, 2nd half of 20th century, 1st half of 20th century |
| Number of exhibited works | Around 260 |
| Required space | 400 - 800 m2 |
| Availability (from – to) | 01/2011 - 01/2013 |
| The works will be available in | Worldwide |
| Additional scheduled venue(s) | |
| Accompanying material(s) | A fully illustrated catalogue with essay by Rick Poynor. |
| Rental fee | Upon request. The host venue should expect to cover one way transport. |
| Special note | Posted by: Barbican International Enterprises, Barbican Centre, London, UK. |
| Reference link(s) | |
| Institutions/organizations that have recently collaborated with the exhibition’s organizer | Show contacts |
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