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Surrealism explores human experience


Surrealism is embedded in the everyday, in the daily experience.” Not a lot of people would agree with Dartmouth professor Katharine Conley’s view of the surrealist art movement — after all, it’s not every day that you spot a woman with a fish body or a giant eyeball looming over skyscrapers. When it comes to […]

“Art fare” explores gallery secrets


Among the chatter of a lively crowd, heels click and glasses clink. A well-dressed man stands in front of a piece, analyzing it with wine in hand. A gallery worker moves past him holding a clipboard and takes a small red dot sticker, placing it on a work. That artwork now belongs to one of […]