
The year 2024 marked the 100th anniversary of the first Surrealist manifesto, signed by André Breton in 1924. It served as the founding text of an artistic movement that revolutionized the art of the 1920s and 1930s, and world-renowned artists such as René Magritte and Salvador Dalí were among its greatest exponents. But what happened in the margins of the margins? The exhibition 1924. Other Surrealisms comes, precisely, to answer that question.
Taking advantage of the centennial, the exhibition brings together interpretations of this artistic movement that escape from Breton’s official Surrealism to showcase the work of both lesser-known artists who never got the recognition they deserved -such as Nicolás de Lekuona or José Alemany-.
Among them, of course, there are also names of women who have been made invisible and who are increasingly being named, such as Amparo Segarra, Remedios Varo, Maruja Mallo or Grete Stern. The exhibition can be visited at the Sala Recoletos of the Mapfre Foundation (Paseo de Recoletos, 23).
Tickets and opening hours for 1924. Other surrealisms
The general admission to visit the exhibition is 5€, but you can check all the available rates at this link. On the other hand, Mondays from 14h to 20h (except holidays) the visit is free.
- Mondays (except holidays): from 14h to 20h.
- Tuesday to Saturday: from 11h to 20h.
- Sundays and holidays: from 11 am to 7 pm.
It can be reached by public transport in the following ways:
- Buses: lines 5 – 14 – 27 – 37 – 45 – 53 – 150
- Metro: Line 4 (Colón), line 2 (Banco de España) and line 5 (Chueca).
- Commuter trains: C-2, C-7, C-8 and C-10
The exhibition arrives in the capital after reinterpretations of it have been shown at the Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.