Venue:
Foro Boario, Modena.

Curator:
Luca Massimo Barbero.

Artists:
Jean Arp, Victor Brauner, Leonora Carrington, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, Leonor Fini, Alberto Giacometti, Morris Hirshfield, Man Ray, André Masson, Roberto Matta, Henry Moore, Richard Oelze, Pablo Picasso, Yves Tanguy and John Tunnard.

Exhibition description:
The exhibition focused on Alberto Giacometti and Max Ernst, both of whom were decisive figures of the Surrealist movement. This show therefore did not aim to present a complete portrayal of Surrealism, but rather to exhibit a moment of intense artistic exchange. In 1935, Giacometti and Ernst met several times in order to discuss sculptural ideas and comment on the international orientation gained by Surrealism. Their conversations resulted in a creative exchange, enriched even more by the interest that collector and patron Peggy Guggenheim was to develop in their work, followed by Guggenheim’s marriage to Max Ernst. Articulated in thematic constellations, this exhibition brought together Giacometti and Ernst, considering as well their relationship to Guggenheim. Art by Moore, Picasso, Brauner, Man Ray and Tanguy, among others, contribute to the presentation of an art historical moment characterized by affinities and contests. Alberto Giacometti e Max Ernst. Surrealismo e oltre nella Collezione Guggenheim presented works from the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in conjunction with other works from the Surrealist movement.

Partnerships:
Exhibition organized by the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in partnership with the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Modena.

Catalogue:
Barbero, Luca Massimo. Alberto Giacometti e Max Ernst. Surrealismo e oltre nella Collezione Guggenheim. Venezia: Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, SIAE, 2002.

Catalogue in Italian, with prefaces by Gianfranco Baldini (Presidente Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Modena), Maria Concetta Pezzuoli (Segretario Generale Fondazione Cassi di Risparmio di Modena) and Thomas Krens (Direttore Fondazione Solomon R. Guggenheim). Essays by Luca Massimo Barbero, Jasper Sharp and Jennifer Blessing. Catalogue also includes the exhibition checklist, with detailed entries, and artists’ biographies.

Library location: GUGG PGC 2002 .04, GUGG PGC 2002 .05, GUGG PGC 2002 .06, UFFICIO 29 0006.