Surrealism and Women Artists lecture with Prof. Susan Aberth at OBSERVATORY

Nusch Eluard  untitled photocollage 1936

Phantasmaphile presents at OBSERVATORY:

Surrealism and Women Artists with Prof. Susan Aberth

Date: Friday, August 13th
Time: 8pm
Admission: $5
Presented by Phantasmaphile

The Surrealist Movement, launched in 1924 by the poet André Breton in Paris, ascribed to woman a pivotal and revolutionary role and attracted a large number of active female participants. This talk will present a general survey of the women painters, photographers, and sculptors associated with Surrealism such as Dorothea Tanning, Remedios Varo, Lee Miller, Meret Openheim, Leonor Fini, Nusch Eluard, Dora Maar, Jacqueline Lamba, Valentine Hugo, Mimi Parent, Unica Zürn, Ithel Colquhoun, Eileen Agar, Maria Martins, Leonora Carrington, Kay Sage, Toyen, and Claude Cahun. In addition, common themes running through their work (sexuality, occultism, nature, and dream imagery) will be explored.

Susan L. Aberth is Associate Professor of Art History at Bard College and is the author of Leonora Carrington: Surrealism, Alchemy and Art.

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Comments

[Charley]

This sounds so great. Wish I could just pop over from England!

[Naomi]

Ahh, wish I could get there from Texas! I went to Bard and Susan Aberth is amazing.

[Mariamaria]

As a loyal worshiper at the shrine of Leonora, I wish I could be there too! Won't be able to travel from California though...Susan Aberth is a heroine of mine just for having written the only full-length monograph on Carrington. Is there any way this could be recorded and posted to YouTube or somewhere? Would Aberth consent to that?

(By the way, this is my first comment on your site, which I've been following faithfully for a few years now and have on my regular links at the top of the screen. Thank you, Pam, for guiding me to so much wonderful art!)

[J]

Oh this is exciting! I was planning on making a trip up to the Brooklyn Museum to see the Kiki Smith exhibition, and now this has caught my eye as well...!

[jane o sullivan]

oh pam .....sigh
I hope that it goes well B.T.W. did you see the june edition of world of interiors (uk) there is an artical on leonora carrington and she is still working :) 93 years young