The juxtaposition, as in writing or drama, of morbid or absurd elements with comical or farcical ones, especially so as to produce a shocking or disturbing effect.
For the awards evening it was a surreal experience for my wife and I to walk the carpet with all the movie stars and hundreds of fans and press yelling and taking photographs.
The visitor may then be struck by the strangeness of seeing such diverse paintings, drawings and sculptures brought together in an environment for which they were not originally created.