One title page and 19 donkeys, Paul Kooiker's statement about surrealism. 'The Rumour' was commissioned by the Centraal Museum Utrecht and made financially possible by the Mondriaan Fund. It was part of the exhibition 'The Tears of Eros', curated by Nina Folkersma, held from February 15, 2020 to August 16, 2020 at Centraal Museum Utrecht.