1The artist's use of vibrant colors and distorted proportions was a hallmark of the surrealist movement.
2Did the surrealist poets of the 1930s influence the development of abstract expressionism in the United States?
3Surrealism's emphasis on the irrational and the unknown has inspired generations of writers and filmmakers.
4Critics have argued that the surrealist movement's rejection of rationalism and realism paved the way for postmodernism in the 1960s.
5The museum's latest exhibition showcases a wide range of surrealist works, from Dalí's melting clocks to Miró's biomorphic abstractions.