Following in the footsteps of the Surrealist movement, contemporary artists continue to draw inspiration from dreams and the subconscious mind. Nothing is impossible while we dream. The visual and physical limitations of the waking world are inconsequential. Named after the Spanish word for “dreams,” this exhibition is designed to highlight the work in our permanent collection that shares the characteristics of dream-like imagery.
This work challenges us to see the world as it cannot be, while stirring many of the emotions that we experience daily: joy, sadness, fear, discomfort, shame, frustration, excitement, and curiosity. Many of the objects on view display peculiar configurations of the body, technology, and nature arranged within their surroundings. The cinematic quality of many of these images evokes a need for narrative, the absence of which reminds the viewer of a dream that instantly slips away upon waking. Other images are more abstract, pushing the limits of space and form.
