“Dirty Dark Loud and Hysteric”: The London and Paris Surrealist Exhibitions of the 1930s and the Exhibition Practices of the Art and Liberty Group in Cairo

Introduction Several studies on the international proliferations and appropriations of surrealism have taken notice of the short-lived yet significant Art and Liberty Group (Jama’at al-Fann Wal-Hurriyyah) (1939-1947). Established on January 19, 1939, in Cairo, it comprised a core group of intellectuals and artists who aligned themselves primarily with surrealism. While many of the artists who were affiliated with the Art and Liberty Group did not work in a surrealist style—at least not in wha..