Interpretation of Dreams by René Magritte (1930)

Module three covers the postwar period from 1920-1930. A deeply traumatized society found solace and meaning by cultivating a new kind of reality, both in psychology and art. Freud's pioneering work in psychoanalysis captured the imagination of many artists, manifesting itself in a movement known as Surrealism, which sought to liberate subconscious thoughts and desires from conscious awareness by breaking down automatic associations between words and images.

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