Stockholm, Sweden - Max Ernst is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, and a leading surrealist, Max Ernst continues to fascinate and inspire to this day. The exhibition is produced jointly with Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, to which it will proceed in spring 2009. In conjunction with the exhibition an extensively illustrated catalogue will be published in Swedish, English and German, by Hatje Cantz Verlag. On view through 11 January, 2009.

Max Ernst - Dream and Revolution will comprise some 175 works; paintings, collages, works on paper and sculptures. The term dream in the title refers to the importance of dreams and the unconscious in his works, while revolution stands for the way he challenges conventions and expectations in his art.

The German painter-poet Max Ernst was a member of the dada movement and a founderof surrealism. A self-taught artist, he formed a Dada group in Cologne, Germany, with other avant-garde artists. He pioneered a method called frottage, in which a sheet of paper is placed on the surface of an object and then penciled over until the texture of the surface is transferred. In 1925, he showed his work at the first surrealist painting exhibition in Paris.

We perceive that a new generation is attracted to his multifaceted œuvre in an era that holds many parallel realities – not least his petrified and imaginary landscapes that have many similarities with computer games and fantasy literature. 

Curators: Iris Müller-Westermann, curator of international art, Moderna Museet - Werner Spies, art historian and Max Ernst expert  - Kirsten Degel, curator, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

On 14 February, 2004, the museum building was reopened with festivities. In addition to repairs, the opportunity had been taken to improve some of the spaces, partly to make it easier for visitors to move through the museum, and partly to utilise the upper entrance space more adequately. At the same time, the museum's graphic profile was updated.

Alongside the opening exhibitions, the Pontus Hultén Collection and Anna Riwkin, major efforts were devoted to the presentation of Moderna Museet's own collection. Works from the turn of the previous century up to now are presented in reverse chronological order, so that visitors see contemporary art first and are then taken back in time a hundred years by the time they reach the far end of the museum. The title of the exhibition is In Our Time, and will be shown until further notice, with minor changes occasionally.

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