The Surrealist Salon

AT KOLAJ FEST NEW ORLEANS

The Surrealist Salon
Dress in Costume :: Get Weird :: #BEDADA

Saturday, July 13, 7PM to 9PM
Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans

In the Russian short story, Hoc Nos, Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol observed, “Perfect nonsense goes on in the world. Sometimes there is no plausibility at all.” In a world of brutal rationality, an evening of perfect nonsense is exactly what is needed. Welcome to the Surrealist Salon.

On Saturday evening at Kolaj Fest New Orleans, we will come together for The Surrealist Salon, an evening of collage, community, and culture. Inspired by The Rothschild Surrealist Ball, our salon will have collage animations, stories, music, and art. Attendees are encouraged to embrace New Orleanians’ love of costumes and join us for a remarkable evening in which we “evoke the mystery without which the world would not exist” and have a good time doing so.

About Kolaj Fest New Orleans
Kolaj Fest New Orleans is a multi-day festival and symposium about contemporary collage and its role in art, culture, and society, July 10-14, 2019. Visit the website to learn more, see an overview of the program, and register to attend. Kolaj Fest New Orleans would not be possible without the support of Press Street, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, LeMieux Galleries, Mystic Krewe of Scissors and Glue, Antenna Gallery, Kolaj Magazine and Kasini House. Kolaj Fest New Orleans is made possible through a generous gift from Laurie and Doug Kanyer. WEBSITE

Among the activities planned: The CollabSlab, a large collaborative collage made during Kolaj Fest New Orleans, will be ceremoniously cut into pieces and given away. Paul & Kathryn Kramer Waters will screen a collage video. Elke Desutter will share a selection of body parts collected during the festival. Mia van Leeuwen will lead a collage performance of THINGS:SPEAK. Collage Animations made at Kolaj Fest New Orleans will be shared. And a parade of collage-inspired costumers will compete for a chance to crush the Golden Egg.

André Breton told us, “The imaginary is what tends to become real.” The Surrealist Salon is an opportunity to manifest this idea in a spirit of fun and joy.

The Surrealist Salon is open to everyone. A ticket to the event is included in your Kolaj Fest New Orleans registration. Additional tickets are $10 before the event, $15 at the door. Doors open at 7PM, Program starts at 7:30PM.

The Surrealist Salon