SURREAL FUTURES

With: Memo Akten, David Alabo, Aya, Tim Berresheim, Tega Brain, Julian Oliver, Bengt Sjölén, Viktor Brim, Imran Channa, Louisa, Clement, Paul Duncombe, Jake Elwes, Justine Emard, Cao Fei, Cyprien Gaillard, Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, Katherine Melançon, Kasia Molga, Michael Namingha, Isadora Neves Marques, Michela Pelusio, Sabrina Ratté, Johanna Reich, Tabita Rezaire, Louis- Philippe Rondeau, Doug Rosman, Maxime Rossi, Camilo Sandoval, Tristan Schulze, Transmoderna, Theo Triantafyllidis, Jessi Ujazi, and Pinar Yoldaş

Immerse yourself into surreal worlds: the exhibition SURREAL FUTURES, with 31 international positions from the fields of digital and media art, presents forward-looking perspectives on Surrealism.

In the sense of a contemporary form of “SurRealism”, artists from 19 countries address the urgent questions of the 21st century in interactive video works, virtual and augmented reality experiences, multimedia installations and digital image worlds, for example, with a view to the impact of globalisation, digitalisation and the climate crisis, including post-colonial changes and increasing diversity. They present Surrealism as a contemporary genre of art dreaming beyond reality that reflects changes in our living environment and develops speculative future scenarios.

Along the main themes Digital Bodies, Transforming Landscapes and Future Worlds, different past and present references as well as future perspectives are being unfolded.

For the first time, contemporary works in the collection will also be presented next to the works of Max Ernst. With this in mind, a dialogue between Max Ernst and contemporary artists will be created from the perspective of current questions.

The exhibition is curated by Patrick Blümel.

A comprehensive catalogue will be released.