
Leonora Carrington
Surrealism, Alchemy and Art
Susan L. Aberth(Author)
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Published on 28. December 2004
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-85331-908-5 (ISBN)
Description
This is the first book to survey the life and work of Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington (born 1917). Carrington burst onto the Surrealist scene in 1936, when, as a precocious nineteen-year-old debutante, she escaped the stultifying demands of her wealthy English family by running away to Paris with her lover Max Ernst. She was immediately championed by Andre Breton, who responded enthusiastically to her fantastical, dark and satirical writing style and her interest in fairy tales and the occult. Her stories were included in Surrealist publications, and her paintings in the Surrealists' exhibitions. After the dramas and tragic separations of the Second World War, Carrington ended up in the 1940s as part of the circle of Surrealist European emigres living in Mexico City. Close friends with Luis Bunuel, Benjamin Peret, Octavio Paz and a host of both expatriate Surrealists and Mexican modernists, Carrington was at the centre of Mexican cultural life, while still maintaining her European connections. Leonora Carrington: Surrealism, Alchemy and Art provides a fascinating overview of this intriguing artist's rich body of work.
The author considers Carrington's preoccupation with alchemy and the occult, and explores the influence of indigenous Mexican culture and beliefs on her production.
The author considers Carrington's preoccupation with alchemy and the occult, and explores the influence of indigenous Mexican culture and beliefs on her production.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
120 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 295 mm
Width: 260 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
1212 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85331-908-5 (9780853319085)
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Person
Susan Aberth received her PhD in Art History from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York; her dissertation was on the art of Leonora Carrington. She is currently Assistant Professor of Art History at Bard College, New York, where she specializes in Latin American Art.
Content
Introduction: The Magikal Art of Painting; The Reluctant Debutante; Ernst, Surrealism and the femme sorciere; Heaven and Hell: Wartime Experiences; The Alchemical Kitchen: Domestic Space as Sacred Space; Esoteric Interests; Bibliography; Index.