Conversations with Curators | Uncanny Landscapes: Surrealism in the Pacific Northwest
Theresa Papanikolas | Ann M. Barwick Curator of American Art
Was the âmysticalâ modernism produced in this region really a form of Surrealism? This is a notion rich with suggestion for many Northwest ModernistsâLeo Kenney, Malcolm Roberts, Margaret Tomkins, Louis Bunce, Mark Tobey, and Morris Graves (to name a few)âwho absorbed, assimilated, and ultimately transformed Surrealist imagery and ideas from the unique perspective of the Pacific Rim. Join Theresa Papanikolas as she traces how Surrealist strategiesâdreams, the subconscious, psychic automatism, and metamorphosisâfound their way into the Pacific Northwest imagination.
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