Das grausame Spiel
Surrealismus in Spanien 1924–1939
Artists
- Alberto Sánchez
- Manuel Ángeles Ortiz
- Francisco Bores
- Alfonso Buñuel
- Luis Buñuel
- José Caballero
- Artur Carbonell
- Federico Castellón
- Antoni Clavé
- Federico Comps
- Pancho Cossío
- Leandre Cristòfol
- Salvador Dalí
- Òscar Dominíguez
- Luis Fernández
- Esteban Francés
- Antoni García Lamolla
- Federico García Lorca
- Julio Gonzáles
- Juan José Luis Gonzáles Bernal
- Ismael Gonzáles de la Serna
- Eugenio Fernandez Granell
- Juan Ismael
- Francisco Lasso
- Nicolás de Lekuona
- Maruja Mallo
- Ramón Marinel lo
- Joan Massanet
- Joan Miró
- José Moreno Villa
- Policarpo Niebla
- Alfonso Olivares
- Luis Ortiz Rosales
- Benjamín Palencia
- Pablo Picasso
- Angel Planells
- Alfonso Ponce de León
- Gregorio Prieto
- Miguel Prieto
- Antonio Rodrígez Luna
- Jaume Sans
- Eudald Serra
- Ferrán Texidor
- Josep de Togores
- Adriano del Valle
- Remedios Varo
- Hernando Viñes
The aim of the exhibition was to revisit a chapter of art history and shed new light on it, which had been largely forgotten due to the political events of the time – the Franco regime and the Second World War. With a few exceptions, the most important artists of Surrealism came from Spain. Many were associated with Parisian Surrealism, but their practical and theoretical work had a diverse impact on the avant-garde movements in Spain itself.
It was the first comprehensive exhibition on the foundations and development of Surrealism in Spain, presenting both well-known groups of works and paintings previously considered lost. The focus of this overview was on over 200 paintings, sculptures and drawings by around 45 artists.
As part of Wiener Festwochen, the exhibition was a transfer from the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid, supplemented by important works by Joan Miró and Salvador Dalí.
Accompanying the exhibition, major works of cinematic Surrealism were shown at the Austrian Film Museum.