While at first Czechoslovak writers and artists were unimpressed by surrealism, by 1934 minds were changing, and a lively and influential surrealist group formed in Prague. Karla Huebner will discuss the roots, formation, and ideas of this major group.
Dr. Karla Huebner is professor emerita of Art History at Wright State University and the author of Magnetic Woman: Toyen and the Surrealist Erotic. She has also published three novels.
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100 Years of Surrealism programs
World Literature Book Club Discusses André Breton’s Nadja – April 3, 6 p.m., Virtual Library
Film: David Lynch’s Blue Velvet (1986) – April 9, 5:30 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium, Lower Level
Activity: Paper Dreams & Strange Scenes – April 12, 2 p.m., Main Library, Steve Silver Music Center, 4th Floor
Film: Salvador Dali: In Search of Immortality (2018) - April 13, 1 p.m., Main Library, Latino Room, Lower Level
Presentation: The Prague Surrealist Group - April 13, 4:30 p.m., Virtual Library
Film: Jan Švankmajer’s Alice (1989) + Surrealist Shorts - April 20, 1 p.m., Main Library, Latino Room, Lower Level
Film: Raul Ruiz’s The Wandering Soap Opera (2017) + Surrealist Shorts - April 27, 1 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium, Lower Level
Presentation and Activity: SF Ballet’s Frankenstein - April 29, 6 p.m., Main Library, Latino Room, Lower Level
100 Years of Surrealism exhibits
Book Display: Surrealist Poetry and Prose, March 1– April 30, Main Library, Humanities Center (3rd Floor)
Book Display: The Legacy of Surrealism, March 1– April 30, Main Library, International Center (3rd Floor)
Book Display: Surrealist Art, March 1–April 30, Main Library, Art, Music & Recreation Department (4th Floor)
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