Surrealism

This artistic polymath created innovative photograms during the mid 1940s that until now were hidden — yet they stand unique in the history of photography. Also revealed: Karoly’s heretofore unknown influence upon his friend Pablo Picasso was completely missed by the master’s biographers.

In Quirt’s first solo at Julien Levy, in 1936, he was presented as the gallery’s first “radical painter.” He became one of the most influential painters in NYC during the WWII era, with 7 shows at the Whitney and 6 at MoMA. Forgotten after his death in 1968 — but now rediscovered....

Forte’s collages, assemblages, and bookworks have been exhibited widely, beginning in San Francisco 1970s–80s, and continuing in the Northeast since the 1990s. His art and series of compelling essays on the nature and importance of creative freedom are presented here.

This artist is a leading pioneer in the emerging artificial intelligence (AI) art movement. Using a unique program as his “brush,” he has challenged the tradition of landscape photography by creating surreal dream-like images that are in a class of their own. Now, that’s dreaming...

Rare is the artist who could claim to have dived as deep into the unconscious and survived the journey — bringing back images of intense imagination and technical brilliance. As proof, this recluse kept his life’s works buried in a dilapidated shack in the hills of Eugene, Oregon. The...

During the period between the two World Wars, Europe was left staggering. Empires had disappeared. New borders were drawn.  And the ensuing deep economic recession seemed a permanent quagmire. Little wonder that within this environment artists and writers would explore themes that expressed...