The Great Misunderstanding: Wolfgang Paalen and dissident surrealism

Wolfgang Paalen arrived in Mexico in 1939 and, rather than follow surrealist orthodoxy, founded his own dissidence with the magazine DYN. The Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil reconstructs, curated by Daniel Garza Usabiaga, the projects and connections Paalen set off during his time in the country. The show is built around his journey as artist and thinker, and around that publication that dared to argue with Breton’s circle. It is a fascinating, seldom-told chapter of twentieth-century art. With ArtGuide you follow the ideas Paalen set in motion.