Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design 1924 – Today

Fantastical exhibition at the Design Museum looking at Surrealism in design.

Beautifully designed with velvet covered pillars and deliberately peeling labels, the show struck a good balance between explaining surrealist ideas and showing off wonderful objects. I liked the way it blended paintings, where a lot of the ideas had originated, with furniture and clothes. It also subtly gave a sense of interiors.

I began by making notes but then just got blown away by pieces I wanted. Can I have a life-sized horse with a lamp on its head please? Also a handbag glove combo? Oh and a glass table top on bicycle wheels plus a typewriter dress?

Closes 19 February 2023


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