Arne Glimcher And The Emergence Of American Surrealism

In conclusion, American Surrealism is nothing if not a legitimate and important part in the entire movement itself. With that America itself became to true epicenter of Art after WWII just like it became the leader in a multitude of different functions. As American art dealer Arne Glimcher said, “As a result of World War II, European artists migrated to America, enlarging the scene and diminishing Paris as the center. America was beginning its dominance of the art world with the emergence of the Abstract Expressionists.” The American artists became not the minority as other surrealist treated them but a major factor in the movement and what it stood for, with them in the spotlight the movement became something that it’s leader would have never