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The Traumatic Surreal

The Traumatic Surreal

Events programmed alongside our major exhibition, The Traumatic Surreal.

A close up of an open mouth with two front teeth visible and animal fur sticking out, like a tongue.
The Traumatic Surreal
A ceramic sculpture of a brown dog standing upright and staring to the right. Soft cream gauze bandage spills from its stomach and back.

Exhibition

The Traumatic Surreal

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Sculpture Galleries
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

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Free exhibition tours
A group of people looking at a sculpture of a dog.
Part of The Traumatic Surreal
Part of The Traumatic Surreal

Guided tour

Free exhibition tours

14:00–14:30

Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Bady Minck in conversation with Patricia Allmer and Clare O’Dowd
A close up of an open mouth with two front teeth visible and animal fur sticking out, like a tongue.
Part of The Traumatic Surreal
Part of The Traumatic Surreal

Artist in conversation

Bady Minck in conversation with Patricia Allmer and Clare O’Dowd

18:00–19:30

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Online
Renate Bertlmann in conversation with Patricia Allmer and Clare O’Dowd
Part of The Traumatic Surreal
Part of The Traumatic Surreal

Artist in conversation

Renate Bertlmann in conversation with Patricia Allmer and Clare O’Dowd

18:00–19:30

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Online
Curators' Tour of The Traumatic Surreal
Part of The Traumatic Surreal
Part of The Traumatic Surreal

Guided tour

Curators' Tour of The Traumatic Surreal

13:00–14:00 & 18:00–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Surrealism in Yorkshire
Part of The Traumatic Surreal
Part of The Traumatic Surreal

Conference

Surrealism in Yorkshire

The Hepworth Wakefield
Tongueomania: Languages, Animals and Surrealist Anatomies
Two people on bean bags are facing a TV, on which is a close up view of a person's face with the tongue sticking out, covered in fur.
Part of The Traumatic Surreal
Part of The Traumatic Surreal

Workshop

Tongueomania: Languages, Animals and Surrealist Anatomies

10:00–13:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds