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Tag: Surrealism

Rosanne Robertson’s Subterrane at Maximillian William

20th December 202128th December 2021  Catherine Howe

Rosanne Robertson’s Subterrane uses both the ruggedness and fluidity of the West Cornish coastline to celebrate the beauty of queer bodies and gender non-conformity, writes Catherine Howe.

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Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: art, atomatism, Catherine Howe, Cornwall, drawing, Film, Ithell Colquhon, LGBTQ+, LGBTQIA+, Maximillian William, painting, Queer Art, queer identities, Rosanne Robertson, sculpture, Sea, Subterrane, Surrealism, trans identities, water

Terminal Boredom: Stories by Izumi Suzuki – the liminal space between possibility and inevitability

2nd September 20212nd September 2021  Jennifer Brough

The first English-language publication of Izumi Suzuki’s darkly humorous dystopias packs a punky, prescient punch.

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Posted in Arts, BooksTagged: Fiction, Izumi Suzuki, Japanese literature, Jennifer Brough, short fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Speculative literature, Surrealism, translated fiction, Translation, Verso, Verso Fiction

Womb Magic: The spirited world of Eileen Agar

28th June 202128th June 2021  Denise Hansen

In the Whitechapel’s latest retrospective, Eileen Agar is revealed as an artist of unique imagination, a free spirit whose repertoire looked to the magic of nature for inspiration, writes our contributor Denise Hansen.

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Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: Angel of Anarchy, art, collage, Eileen Agar, Joseph Bard, Marine Object, Surrealism, Ursula K Le Guin, Whitechapel Gallery, Women surrealists

Surreal Shorts: I’m Afraid That’s All We’ve Got Time For by Jen Calleja

22nd March 202122nd March 2021  Jade French

Following Lispector and Carrington in her pursuit of the surreal, Jen Calleja’s fantastical short story collection promises to leave a lasting impression, writes Jade French.

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Posted in Arts, BooksTagged: Clarice Lispector, Fiction, Isabel Waidner, Jen Calleja, Jess Chandler, Leonora Carrington, Lockdown, Prototype, Prototype Books, Short Stories, Surrealism

It All Comes Down at the Barbican

10th March 202110th March 2021  Rochelle Roberts

Bringing together thirteen emerging artists between the ages of 16-25, the Barbican’s latest exhibition, It All Comes Down, explores how young people navigate the world and approach their artistic practise during the pandemic.

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Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: Annie Lee, Arabella Turner, art, Barbican, Barbican Centre, Becca Lynes, Dada, Defne Ozdenoren, Film, Jordan Robertson, Lay Stevens, Lockdown, Molly Morphew, Photography, Rebecca Cromwell, Rochelle Roberts, Safiye Grey, Sam Ahern, Sneha Alexander, Surrealism, Vangelis Trichias, Young Visual Arts Group

‘Insomnia’ and other poems by Elodie Rose Barnes

19th January 202120th January 2021  Elodie Rose Barnes

Sleeplessness gives way to the dreamy promise of luscious fruits, beautiful bodies and fantastical lands in Elodie Rose Barnes’ poetry, inspired, in part, by Leonora Carrington and H. D.

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Posted in Creative Writing, PoetryTagged: dreams, H. D., Images, Imagism, Imagist poetry, Insomnia, Leonora Carrington, Lullaby, Poetry, Sleep, surreal, Surrealism, unconscious, Women surrealists

‘Gold Top’ by Rym Kechacha

21st September 202021st September 2020  Rym Kechacha

In this beautiful creative non-fiction piece, ‘Gold Top’, Rym Kechacha uses Remedios Varo’s painting, Celestial Pablum, to explore her own experiences of breastfeeding her baby daughter through the night.

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Posted in Art and design, Arts, Creative Writing, Non-FictionTagged: art, Breast feeding, Celestial Pablum, creative non-fiction, dreams, Janet Kaplan, Motherhood, mothers, Night / Shift, painter, painting, Remedios Varo, Rym Kechacha, Sleep, Surrealism, unconscious

Postcards in Isolation 19: Sylvia Fein, The Painting Told Me What to Do, 2012

7th August 20208th August 2020  Molly Gilroy

On a trip to Berkeley, California, Molly Gilroy discovered Sylvia Fein’s hypnotic and blazing work, The Painting Told Me What to Do, 2012, an image, which in postcard form, has given her hope during lockdown.

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Posted in Art and design, Arts, GeneralTagged: art, BAMPFA, Berkley, Covid-19, Leonora Carrington, Lockdown Living, Molly Gilroy, Postcards in Isolation, Remedios Varo, Rochelle Roberts, San Francisco, Surrealism, Surrealists, Sylvia Fein, Women surrealists

Postcards in Isolation 5: Frida Kahlo by Nickolas Muray, 1939

15th May 202016th May 2020  Rachel Ashenden

On removing a postcard of Frida Kahlo from her wall, Rachel Ashenden began to reflect on past loves, the feelings postcards evoke and the liberation one can feel, even in lockdown, towards old relationships.

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Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: Dada, Frida Kahlo, Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up, Nickolas Muray, Photography, Postcards in Isolation, Rachel Ashenden, Rochelle Roberts, Surrealism, The Debutante

Postcards in Isolation 4: Dorothea Tanning, Birthday, 1942

2nd May 20202nd May 2020  Rochelle Roberts

For the fourth piece in her continued series, Rochelle Roberts reflects on Dorothea Tanning’s monumental and transformative self-portrait, Birthday, 1942, and considers the prospect of the end to coronavirus.

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Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: 31 Women, Alyce Mahon, Ann Coxon, Covid-19, Dorothea Tanning, Lilias Wigan, Lund Humphries, Max Ernst, Peggy Guggenheim, Postcards in Isolation, Surrealism, Surrealists, Tate Modern, Victoria Carruthers

Postcards in Isolation 3: Eileen Agar, Angel of Anarchy, 1936-40

20th April 20202nd May 2020  Rochelle Roberts

In her third piece from a self-conceived series, Rochelle Roberts reflects on Eileen Agar’s Angel of Anarchy, 1936-40, a striking and evocative object that embodies current feelings of sadness, inaccessibility and loneliness.

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Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: Angel of Anarchy, Corona Virus, Covid-19, Eileen Agar, Joseph Bard, Lockdown Living, Pallant House, Patricia Allmer, Postcards in Isolation, Surrealism, Surrealists, Tate, Tate Modern

Postcards in Isolation 1: Claude Cahun, Self-Portrait (as weight trainer), 1927

29th March 20202nd May 2020  Rochelle Roberts

During these times of self-isolation and remote learning, visual art can still be a source of inspiration. Here, Rochelle Roberts reflects on Claude Cahun’s notable work, Self-Portrait (as weight trainer).

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Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: Adrian Searle, Barbican Art Gallery, Claude Cahun, Corona Virus, Covid-19, Gillian Wearing, Louise Downie, Marcel Moore, National Portrait Gallery, Pallant House, Postcards in Isolation, Rosalind Krauss, Surrealism, Surrealists

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