Tag: Leonora Carrington

  • Holly Stevenson – interview

    Following in the female surrealist tradition, Holly Stevenson makes cathectic objects from clay, which distort and intrigue

  • Uncanny

    Louise Bourgeois, Sheida Soleimani and Gillian Wearing are among the 30 female artists contributing to a show that is challenging, unsettling and sometimes downright uncomfortable

  • Tarot – Origins & Afterlives

    Foreteller of fate, conduit for common sense or magic? Tarot has been used as a tool for decision-making since the 15th century. A new show explores its Renaissance origins, its evolutions and adaptations and its enduring appeal for artists and…

  • Ithell Colquhoun: Between Worlds

    With many works exhibited for the first time, this comprehensive show also includes preparatory sketches and her tarot deck, reflecting her spiritual beliefs and radical, occult-influenced art

  • Lindsey Mendick – interview: ‘My brain is not my best friend’

    What is it to be a woman who doesn’t have all her shit together and to be making work that is quite salacious or tongue in cheek? Lindsey Mendick opens up

  • Enchanted Alchemies: Magic, Mysticism, and the Occult in Art

    In 1924, the surrealist manifesto stated that art serves as a magical act, invoking mysteries beyond the visible world and turning the mundane into something wondrous. This exhibition, spanning the century from then until now, whets the appetite for an…

  • Leonora Carrington: Rebel Visionary

    The sculptures, masks, lithographs and tapestries in this exhibition introduce a cast of characters from the fantastical other worlds of the English Mexican surrealist artist’s magnificently mad mind

  • Modern Couples: Art, Intimacy and the Avant-garde

    Modern Couples attempts to retell the story of the modernist avant-garde through creative relationships. But is its intellectual impact marred by its massive scale?

  • Strange Worlds: Visions of Angela Carter

    To mark the 25th anniversary of Carter’s death, this exhibition brings together works that influenced the writer and works inspired by her, creating a visceral, violent and, at times, unpalatable celebration of magic realism and fairyland pornography