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Bruxelles surréaliste Surrealist Brussels - VisitBrussels

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1 1Après la Seconde guerre mondiale, le Groupe de<strong>Bruxelles</strong> laissera la place au mouvement Cobra(acronyme de Copenhague, <strong>Bruxelles</strong>, Amsterdam),qui réinventera un art plus politisé, flirtant avec lapoétique libertaire. Il regroupe des artistes commeChristian Dotremont ou Alechinsky. Ce sera la findu surréalisme en Belgique. Du moins en tant quemouvement artistique.Car l’esprit surréaliste, lui, esttoujours bien vivace! Traiterles choses avec humour, nepas se prendre trop au sérieux,aimer le décalage… Chaque Bruxellois a ça en lui, etça ne date pas d’hier: plus personne ne s’étonne parexemple que le symbole de la capitale de l’Europe estun minuscule bonhomme qui urine aux quatre vents!The <strong>Brussels</strong> Group faded after the Second WorldWar, ceding their position to Cobra (an acronymfor Copenhagen, <strong>Brussels</strong> and Amsterdam) whichreinvented a more politicised art, flirting withlibertarian poetry. The group included artists suchas Christian Dotremont and Alechinsky. It was theend of surrealism in Belgium; at least as an artisticmovement.But the surrealist spiritlived on! Seeing thefunny side of life, nottaking oneself tooseriously and stepping back from reality: every Belgianhas this in him, and has had for a long time. Nobodyis surprised for example that the symbol of Europe’scapital city is a midget urinating in the wind!Belgian surrealists? Morerebellious, more suspiciousand more ironic!Gare du Midi

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