 During this time he also met Mina Loy, whose posthumously published surrealist novel "Insel" depicts Oelze as the titular character.In 1936 his painting "Tägliche Sorge" and a drawing were included in the exhibition "Fantastic Art, Surrealism and Dada" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.During 1936–1937, he again lived in Switzerland and in Italy.