In this fascinating episode, we will look at the women of Surrealism: Frida Kahlo, Remedios Varo and Leonora Carrington. All three artists worked in Mexico throughout the 20th century. We will examine their distinctive personal, visual vocabulary and consider the ways “place” informed and liberated their practice. We will round up the episode highlighting the contemporary Surrealist painter Rita Maikova.
Resources for this episode include:
- https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-mexico-surrealist-mecca
- Heller, Nancy G. “Women Artists: Illustrated History.” New York: Abbeville Press, 1987.
- Kaplan, Janet. “Unexpected Journeys: The Art and Life of Remedios Varo.” Cross River Press, 1988.
- Lucie-Smith, Edward. “Latin American Art of the Twentieth Century.” London: Thames and Hudson Ltd. 1993.
- Phaidon Editors. “Great Women Artists.” Phaidon Press, 2019.
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