The Case for Surrealism | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios

Surrealism, emerging post-World War I, was a revolutionary movement aimed at liberating the individual through art. It drew from romanticism and Dada, emphasizing automatism and the unconscious. Surrealists used chance, found objects, and the uncanny to challenge norms. Despite disbanding post-World War II, surrealism's techniques and ideas continue to influence art and culture, advocating for creative freedom and collective liberation.

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