Olfactory art

[2] In 1938, the poet Benjamin Péret roasted coffee behind screens at the Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme which was orchestrated by Marcel Duchamp, and was possibly one of the first true examples of olfactory art.

[3] Art historian Caro Verbeek,[4] of the Vrije Universiteit and the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, cites this work as a breakthrough in both artistic and technological terms.

The project culminates in an event at an art museum during which visitors are sprayed with the scent of their neighborhood and are encouraged to interact with others who smelled differently.

[citation needed] LacrimAu was an exhibit by the Czech artist Federico Díaz at an exposition at Shanghai.

A Swiss professor named Hans Laube demonstrated the concept at the 1939 New York World's Fair.

[10][11] The 1960 film Scent of Mystery used the Smell-O-Vision system, located under the seats, to release aromas which were integral to the story.