MODERNISM

Why do you suppose so many people—from collectors to art historians to college students—are attracted to surrealism? Further, why do you suppose so many Dada artists embraced the surrealist philosophy? What are the two different strains of surrealism, and how do their ideologies differ? Or coincide? And, finally, can such a diversity of circumstances/approaches—including but not limited to technique, style, national identity, social context, and political persuasion—all conform to one, dominant philosophy?