Leonora Carrington, Ulu's Pants, 1952.
The first major retrospective of Leonora Carrington's work in Ireland, this iconic exhibition is a timely rediscovery of this Surrealist painter and her role in the Surrealist art movement. Carrington is known for her figurative dreamscapes filled with extraordinary and complex narratives informed by her rich interest in mythology, alchemy, fairy tales and the occult. Leonora Carrington The Celtic Surrealist comprises some 50 paintings, eight sculptures, eight tapestries, and 20 works on paper from the 1940s onwards, holds a particular focus on the imagery that enchanted her as a child and on the cultural influences of Mexico.
Leonora Carrington: The Celtic Surrealist
18 September 2013 - 26 January 2014, Admission Free Garden Galleries, Iirish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8
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