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Leonora Carrington and the international avant-garde
Edited by Jonathan P. Eburne, Catriona McAra
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Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) was an English surrealist artist and writer who emigrated to Mexico after the Second World War. As the first comprehensive examination of Carrington's writing and art, this volume approaches her as a major international figure in modern and contemporary art, literature and thought. It offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the intellectual, literary and artistic currents that animate her contribution to experimental art movements throughout the Western Hemisphere, including surrealism and magical realism. In addition to a substantive editorial introduction, the book contains nine chapters from scholars of modern literature and art, each focusing on a major feature in Carrington's career. It also features a visual essay drawn from the 2015 Tate Liverpool exhibition Leonora Carrington: Transgressing Discipline, and two experimental essays by the novelist Chloe Aridjis and the scholar Gabriel Weisz, Carrington's son. This collection offers a resource for students, researchers and readers interested in Carrington's works, and contributes to her continued rise in global recognition.
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Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) was an English surrealist artist and writer who emigrated to Mexico via New York City after the Second World War. As the first comprehensive examination of Carrington's writing and art in an international context, this volume highlights Carrington's role as a major figure in the history of modern art, literature, and thought. Leonora Carrington and the international avant-garde offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the intellectual, literary and artistic currents that animate her relationships with experimental art movements throughout the Western Hemisphere. One of the more beloved eccentrics of the past century, Leonora Carrington figures centrally in modern art and literature. This volume addresses her pivotal role in avant-garde art and literature around the world. In addition to a substantive editorial introduction, it contains nine chapters from scholars of modern literature and art, each addressing a major focus in Carrington's long career. The book also features experimental essays by the novelist Chloe Aridjis and the scholar Gabriel Weisz, Carrington's son, and a visual essay on the 2015 Tate Liverpool exhibition Leonora Carrington: Transgressing Discipline, publishing images of many of these works for the first time and making them available to new international audiences. This collection offers a valuable resource for students, researchers and readers interested in Carrington's works beyond the merely introductory survey of her life and basic themes, and contributes to her continued rise in global recognition.
Author Biography
Jonathan P. Eburne is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and English at the Pennsylvania State University Catriona McAra is Curatorial and Exhibitions Manager at Leeds College of Art
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- Publisher Manchester University Press
- Publication Date January 2017
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781784994365 / 1784994367
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 75 GBP
- Pages280
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions240 x 170 mm
- Illustration8 colour illustrations, 91 black & white illustrations
- Biblio NotesIntroduction: Leonora Carrington and the international avant-garde - Jonathan P. Eburne and Catriona McAra 1. An A-Z of Leonora Carrington memories, mostly in quotes, gathered over years of visits to her home - Chloe Aridjis 2. "An allergy to collaboration": the early formation of Leonora Carrington's artistic vision - Susan L. Aberth 3. "Genealogical gestation": Leonora Carrington between modernism and art history - Ara H. Merjian 4. Experience and knowledge in Down Below - Natalya Lusty 5. Dissecting The Holy Oily Body: Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington and El Santo Cuerpo Grasoso - Tara Plunkett 6. "A language buried at the back of time": The Stone Door and poststructuralist feminism - Anna Watz 7. Losing one's head in the "Children's Corner": Carrington's contributions to S.NOB in 1962 - Abigail Susik 8. Shadow children: Leonora as storyteller - Gabriel Weisz 9. Poetic wisdom: Leonora Carrington and the esoteric avant-garde - Jonathan P. Eburne 10. Carrington's sensorium - Janet Lyon 11. A nonagenarian virago: quoting "Carrington" in contemporary practice - Catriona McAra 12. Leonora Carrington: transgressing discipline - Chloe Aridjis, Francesco Manacorda and Lauren Barnes Index
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