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"Surreal versus Surrealism" exhibition on view at the Valencian Institute of Modern Art

VALENCIA.- The exhibition called Surreal versus Surrealism shows the contrast between the terms Surreal and Surrealism in the current contemporary art. While Surrealism offers images of dream-like visions, immediately considered to be unlikely in everyday life, on the other hand, the Surreal provides us with real images which we find difficult to accept as true, to the extent of wrongly confusing them with dream-like or fantastic images. This way, if Surrealism has mirrored the disorders of the human unconscious, which are reflected in the real world shaped as a work of art, the Surreal mirrors the reality which reflects the human unconscious, creating disorders. The exhibition Surreal versus Surrealism at the Valencian Institute of Modern Art, includes a total of 46 works of art, including paintings, sculptures, photos, videos and installations, created by 43 selected artists. Those works depict true situations which, on the co