Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100

By Matthew Affron

A lively history of Surrealism, from its beginnings in Paris to its expansion into an international artistic movement

Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100 celebrates the centennial of Andr Breton's Manifesto of Surrealism (1924), which launched one of the essential currents of twentieth-century thought and culture. Matthew Affron investigates how artists made good on Surrealism's promise of a revolution in consciousness by means of the unbridled imagination. This book highlights the key motivations, principles, themes, and techniques of Surrealist art from the early 1920s to the late 1960s. It also underscores Surrealism's spread beyond its birthplace in Paris, with a focus on the migration of artists to hubs in North America--especially New York City and Mexico City--during the Second World War. This lively, richly illustrated publication features works in a wide range of media by a diverse group of artists, including Jean Arp, Leonora Carrington, Joseph Cornell, Max Ernst, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dal , Marcel Duchamp, Wifredo Lam, Man Ray, Andr Masson, Joan Mir , Pablo Picasso, Dorothea Tanning, Remedios Varo, and many others.

Distributed for the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Exhibition Schedule:

Philadelphia Museum of Art
(November 8, 2025-February 16, 2026)

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876333080
• ISBN13: 9780876333082
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 8.7" x 10.8"