An exhibit, The Conjured Life: The Legacy of Surrealism, an exhibition tracing the movement’s lineage from historic masters to today’s practitioners, was shown December 21, 2016, to April 3, 2017 at the Cantor Art Center at Stanford University.The Cantor Centers’ description of the exhibition said “…an extraordinary exhibition set to chronicle the mesmerizing and unsettling nature of the Surrealist movement from historic master artists like René Magritte and Marcel Duchamp to today’s artistic superstars, including Cindy Sherman, Jimmie Durham, and David Lynch. Having originated at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, the show’s cross-historical approach, for which the Cantor is renowned, enables viewers to witness Surrealism’s lasting impact on contemporary artistic practices.” The work of Salvador Dali, the most prominent surrealist artist, was not be represented at this exhibition. Another exhibition of surrealist art Mad About Surrealism was held at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in 2017. Dali was represented in this show.
A video, Exploring Surrealism with Peter Capaldi (Dr. Who) presents a short engaging story of the origins of Surrealism in Paris in the 1920’s.
Traces of Dali 