Max Ernst: Dada and the Dawn of Surrealism

Max Ernst (1891-1976), whose first radical achievements date from the time of the First World War, stands as one of the greatest innovative pioneers of this century’s art. This exhibition surveys Ernst’s major early accomplishments. Between 1912 and 1927, Ernest successively participated in the Expressionist, Dada, and Surrealist movements. During these fifteen years, he devised crucial innovations in technique, approaches to imagery, and themes, which were to inform his art throughout his entire career. The exhibition emphasizes Ernst’s participation from 1919 to 1924 in Dada.