A free live conversation 

Collecting Surrealism

How Latin America Reimagined the Movement and the Market

🗓️ Date: 26 November 2025 
🕕 Time: 5 PM in London / 12 PM New York
🎙️ Speakers: Daniela Galán (Founder, Amalgama Academy) & Professor María Clara Bernal (Universidad de los Andes)
🗣️ Language: English (recording with Spanish, Portuguese & Chinese subtitles)
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Surrealism is everywhere again. 
At Art Basel, in museum retrospectives, and across record-breaking auctions.

But what’s behind the resurgence? And what role does Latin America play in rewriting this global story?

Join us for an exclusive live conversation that bridges history, collecting, and today’s market, led by one of the foremost authorities on Latin American Surrealism, Professor María Clara Bernal (Universidad de los Andes and advisor to Tate Modern’s Surrealism Beyond Borders).

What you’ll learn

The fascinating story of Surrealist collectors

Discover how visionary figures like Peggy Guggenheim shaped the course of Surrealism, and how their passion defined what we know as modern art today.

How Latin America rewrote the movement

Discover how artists in Mexico and the Caribbean reimagined Surrealism through the lens of politics, spirituality, and migration, creating a unique version of the movement that continues to influence global art.

Why Surrealism is booming today

Understand the current market fascination: from Art Basel’s record-breaking results to the international success of artists like Hector Hyppolite and the Wifredo Lam retrospective at MoMA.

Bonus for live attendees

Stay until the end of the session to access a special gift, exclusively revealed during the webinar.

(Trust us, you’ll want to be there live.)
 Webinar hosts

Meet the speakers

Daniela Galán
Founder of Amalgama Academy, an international platform dedicated to Latin American art, bridging academia and the market through courses, podcasts, and exhibitions. 

María Clara Bernal
Professor of Art History at Universidad de los Andes, leading scholar of Latin American Surrealism, and advisor to Tate Modern’s Surrealism Beyond Borders
  • Author of numerous publications about Surrealism in Latin America. 
  • Advisor for the exhibition Surrealism Beyond Borders.
  • Program president of the International Society for the Study of Surrealism (ISSS) 


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