QDA 09.10.24 N°2908
FRANÇOIS SALMERON
An anthology for the Surrealist centenary
A spectacular exhibition at the Centre Pompidou, centred on Breton's Manifesto, and a tour of 40 Parisian galleries, celebrate the centenary of Surrealism with panache and resonance with the issues of the day.
The Centre Pompidou's centenary exhibition unfolds like a dizzying spiral around the voice of André Breton, reconstructed by artificial intelligence, and the original manuscript of the Manifesto of Surrealism, lent by the BnF and published in October 1924 as the preface to the collection Poisson soluble. ‘The manifesto is the primary material of Surrealism,’ emphasises curator Didier Ottinger, in which a poetic style permeates literature, the visual arts, photography and cinema. The labyrinthine scenography, spanning 2,200 m2 and bringing together 350 pieces in 13 chapters, is the richest aspect of this touring exhibition, which passed through Brussels and will continue in Madrid, Hamburg and Philadelphia until 2026.
Exhibition a surrealistic passion, Georges Goldfayn - Galerie Berthet-Aittouarès ©Galerie Berthet-Aittouarès
Classics and outsiders
The surrealist anthology continues beyond the walls of the museum in the 38 galleries of the CPGA network, spread across the Marais, Matignon and Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Gallery owners are busy unearthing classics such as Giorgio de Chirico and Max Ernst. They are also bringing to light outsiders on the market, such as the collection of Georges Goldfayn, Breton's assistant, at Berthet-Aittouarès.