A LEONORA CARRINGTON RETROSPECTIVE IN ARKEN MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
ARKEN Museum of Modern Art opens the first major Leonora Carrington exhibition in Scandinavia. The artist was one of Surrealism’s key figures, rebelling against power hierarchies and conventions with a magical universe filled with humor, witchcraft and spirit.
Carrington’s art takes you to enchanted worlds of magical creatures undergoing transformations –powerful female figures turning into horses, and witches and old women as expressions of zest for life and resistance. Alchemy and astrology captured Carrington’s heart and she even created her own tarot cards. For seven decades, she expressed herself in a range of media such as painting, sculpture, drawing and tapestries.
The exhibition will display a large retrospective of Leonora Carrington’s work, with key pieces from England, the US and Mexico, important works from private collections that have never been exhibited before, as well as photographs and letters.
“Carrington possessed incredible power and mystery. She remained unique, created her own version of Surrealism and did not allow herself to be restricted by either men or the surreal movement. This is really relevant today, when a lot of people feel under pressure on many fronts. As an artist, she challenges our way of seeing the world”, says curator Sarah Fredholm.
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Leonora Carrington, Artes 110, 1944. Collection of Pearl & Stan Goodman, lovede gave til NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale, USA © Estate of Leonora Carrington / ViSDA. Courtesy Arken Museum of Modern Art.
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Leonora Carrington, Green Tea (The Oval Lady), 1942. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift from Drue Heinz Trust (exchange) 2019 © Estate of Leonora Carrington / VISDA. Unknown photographer. Courtesy Arken Museum of Modern Art.
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Leonora Carrington, The Artist Traveling Incognito, 1949. Rowland Weinstein, Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco © Estate of Leonora Carrington / VISDA. Photo: Nicholas Pishvanov. Courtesy Arken Museum of Modern Art.
Leonora Carrington is a British-Mexican artist that grew up in a wealthy family near Lancaster in England. However, she rebelled against her strict upper-class childhood and at 20, moved to Paris to pursue a life as an artist. She then became part of the inner circle of Surrealism and started an intense love affair with artist Max Ernst. But when World War II broke out, Carrington first fled to New York and finally to Mexico where she settled. Together with Mexican artist colleagues, Carrington cultivated a shared vision of witchcraft, drive, community and freedom.
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