Leonora Carrington: Dream Weaver and Surrealism at the Rose

Thursday, February 20 at 11 am

The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis is hosting two new exhibitions for the spring term. We will be taking a field trip to see them on February 20 at 11 am. The trips to the Rose are always special and feature the guidance of an experienced curator. After the tour, you are welcome to join the group for lunch. There is no charge for this tour but you must sign up in advance. Please contact Diane Winkelman dianewinkelman@gmail.com.

Leonora Carrington: Dream Weaver, the artist’s first-ever museum exhibition in New England, brings together over thirty works of art, some rarely seen, that span over six decades of Carrington’s prolific art-making career. Born into an Anglo-Irish family, Leonora Carrington (1917–2011) strove to free herself from the gendered strictures imposed on her by society. Her rebellious spirit found refuge in art and literature, leading her to join the Surrealist movement in Europe and, later, immigrate to Mexico, where she developed her visionary art.

The show explores Carrington’s creative and technical versatility, working in a variety of mediums, such as tempera, gouache, acrylic, oil, pencil, pen, and fiber while offering riveting insight into her artistic process of conjuring fantastical worlds rich in magic and symbolism. Leonora Carrington: Dream Weaver reveals the complexities of an artist whose compositions—inspired by biography, folklore, mysticism, religion, and the occult—reflect the unbridled imagination of a woman on a profound journey to unravel the world’s mysteries.

Surrealism(s) – Then & Now celebrates the centennial of the Surrealist movement. The exhibition traces Surrealism’s evolution from its early 20th-century origins to its lasting influence. As a movement, Surrealism bequeathed a playful–yet penetrating–set of tools that continue to be utilized by artists today. Drawn from the museum's permanent collection, Surrealism(s) – Then & Now highlights artists’ fascination with and exploration of the subconscious, sexuality, dreams, the interiority of the mind, the uncanny, and mythical imagery.

Artists on view include William Baziotes, Giorgio de Chirico, Gregory Crewdson, Max Ernst, Mona Hatoum, Frida Kahlo, Hayv Kahraman, Ljuba, René Magritte, André Masson, Roberto Matta, Tracy Moffatt, Tony Oursler, Pierre Roy, Kay Sage, Yves Tanguy, and others.

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