On May 20 to 22, 2026, the Nantes Institute for Advanced Study will host the 5th International Symposium of the Red Euroamericana de Estética Contemporánea (REEC). Dedicated to the transatlantic circulations of Surrealism and its contemporary reinventions, the event will bring together scholars to explore the relationships between imagination, political critique, and territory, one century after the First Surrealist Manifesto.
Wednesday, May 20: 6:00 PM – Exhibition opening reception
Thursday, May 21: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Friday, May 22: 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM, followed by off-site afternoon events
Institut d'études avancées de Nantes
5, Allée Jacques Berque
44000 Nantes
The entire event will be held in Spanish, without French interpretation.
Open to the public, no registration required.


