Leonora Carrington and the international avant -garde / edited by Jonathan P. Eburne and Catriona McAra.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eburne, Jonathan P. (Jonathan Paul), editor, contributor.

McAra, Catriona, editor, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carrington, Leonora, 1917-2011--Criticism and interpretation.

Carrington, Leonora.

Carrington, Leonora, 1917-2011.

Surrealism.

Literature, Experimental.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xviii, 257 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) was an English surrealist artist and writer who emigrated to Mexico after the Second World War. As the first comprehensive examination of Carrington's writing and art, this volume approaches her as a major international figure in modern and contemporary art, literature and thought. It offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the intellectual, literary and artistic currents that animate her contribution to experimental art movements throughout the Western Hemisphere, including surrealism and magical realism. In addition to a substantive editorial introduction, the book contains nine chapters from scholars of modern literature and art, each focusing on a major feature in Carrington's career. It also features a visual essay drawn from the 2015 Tate Liverpool exhibition Leonora Carrington: Transgressing Discipline, and two experimental essays by the novelist Chloe Aridjis and the scholar Gabriel Weisz, Carrington's son. This collection offers a resource for students, researchers and readers interested in Carrington's works, and contributes to her continued rise in global recognition.

Contents:

1 An A-Z of Leonora Carrington memories, mostly in quotes, gathered over years of visits to her home / Chioe Aridjis Aridjis, Chioe 17

2 'An allergy to collaboration': the early formation of Leonora Carrington's artistic vision / Susan L. Aberth Aberth, Susan L. 20

5 'Genealogical gestation': Leonora Carrington between modernism and art history / Ara H. Merjian Merjian, Ara H. 39

4 Experience and knowledge in Down below / Natalya Lusty Lusty, Natalya 57

5 Dissecting The Holy Oily Body: Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington and El Santo Cuerpo Grasoso / Tara Plunkett Plunkett, Tara 72

6 'A language buried at the back of time': The Stone Door and poststructuralist feminism / Anna Watz Watz, Anna 90

7 Losing one's head in the 'Children's Corner': Carrington's contributions to S.NOB in 1962 105 Abigail Susik 105

8 Shadow children: Leonora as storyteller / Gabriel Weisz Weisz, Gabriel 126

9 Poetic wisdom: Leonora Carrington and the esoteric avant-garde / Jonathan P. Eburne Eburne, Jonathan P. 141

10 Carrington's sensorium / Janet Lyon Lyon, Janet 163

11 A nonagenarian virago: quoting 'Carrington' in contemporary practice / Catriona McAra McAra, Catriona 177

12 Leonora Carrington: transgressing discipline / Chloe Aridjis Aridjis, Chloe, Francesco Manacorda Manacorda, Francesco, Lauren Barnes Barnes, Lauren 198.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781784994365

1784994367

OCLC:

952368699