The word surrealism was first coined in March 1917 by Guillaume Apollinaire. He wrote in a letter to Paul Dermée: "All things considered, I … See more

The movement in the mid-1920s was characterized by meetings in cafes where the Surrealists played collaborative drawing games, … See more

Throughout the 1930s, Surrealism continued to become more visible to the public at large. A Surrealist group developed in London and, according to Breton, their 1936 London International Surrealist Exhibition was a high-water mark of the period … See more

While Surrealism is typically associated with the arts, it has impacted many other fields. In this sense, Surrealism does not specifically refer only to self-identified "Surrealists", or … See more

Surrealism as a political force developed unevenly around the world: in some places more emphasis was on artistic practices, in other places on … See more

In the 1960s, the artists and writers associated with the Situationist International were closely associated with Surrealism. While See more

Various much older artists are sometimes claimed as precursors of Surrealism. Foremost among these are Hieronymus Bosch, … See more