Which 1936 exhibition in London was organized by Roland Penrose and Herbert Read as a major international Surrealist show?

The 1936 International Surrealist Exhibition in London was organized by Roland Penrose and Herbert Read.

Held at the New Burlington Galleries, the exhibition introduced a large British audience to an international group of Surrealist artists. It included paintings, sculptures, objects and other experimental works, presenting Surrealism as a broad movement rather than a single visual style.

The exhibition opened in June 1936 and featured artists including Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, Joan Miró, Man Ray and René Magritte. Dalí’s theatrical behavior, including his appearance in a diving suit for a lecture, became one of the event’s most famous episodes, although it was not the exhibition’s only attraction.

The show is distinct from the 1938 Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme in Paris, which involved Marcel Duchamp’s elaborate display design. London’s 1936 exhibition helped establish Surrealism’s visibility in Britain and demonstrated the movement’s international reach.