Tickets go on sale to members Monday, April 20 at 10:00 a.m. and to not-yet-members on Tuesday, April 21 at 10:00 a.m.
Drawn from the Tate’s collection in the United Kingdom, International Surrealism from Tate: Fifty Years of Dreams focuses on the long trajectory and broad international reach of surrealism as a state of mind through a captivating selection of paintings, photographs, sculptures, and other art objects, as well as publications and archival material.
Dr. Matthew Gale, exhibition curator; Michael J. Ewing, Frist Art Museum associate curator; and Caroline Yates, Susan H. Edwards Curatorial Fellow at the Frist Art Museum will come together for an engaging discussion of the exhibition, offering insights into its themes, works, and lasting influence.
Begin the evening with a live musical performance in the Grand Lobby from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
The museum will remain open until 9:00 p.m. to allow guests time to visit the galleries after the conversation.
Schedule of Events
5:15–6:15 p.m.: Music in the Grand Lobby
6:30–7:30 p.m.: Opening Conversation: International Surrealism from Tate
About Matthew Gale
Dr. Matthew Gale studied at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London and was a curator at Tate from 1995 until 2022. He led the curatorial team responsible for displaying the collection at Tate Modern between 2006 and 2021. Among his exhibitions and publications are Barbara Hepworth (with Chris Stephens, 1999, rev. 2004); Giorgio Morandi (with Donna De Salvo, 2001); Constantin Brancusi: The Essence of Things (with Carmen Giménez, 2004); Dalí & Film (2007); Joan Miró: The Ladder of Escape (with Marko Daniel, 2011); Paul Klee: Making Visible (2013); Pierre Bonnard: The Colour of Memory (2019); Natalia Goncharova (with Natalia Sidlina, 2019); Surrealism Beyond Borders (with Stephanie D’Alessandro, 2021–22); and Miró and the United States (with Marko Daniel, 2025–26).
Top image: Paul Nash. Landscape from a Dream, 1936-8. Oil on canvas; 26 3/4 x 40 in. Tate, Presented by the Contemporary Art Society 1946. Photo: Tate
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