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Leonora Carrington (born 1917 in Lancashire / England, died 2011 in Mexiko City) was a surrealist artist and writer. She studied at Ozenfant Academy for Art, London. From 1937 till 1940 she lived with Max Ernst near Paris. Famous works are Retrato de Max Ernst, 1939; The Temptation of Saint Anthony, 1946; Temple of the world, 1954; The Great Dragon appears the Lord's servants, 1986, and others.
Surrealism, mystical painting, prose, theater pieces
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17. Sep 15. Jan 2023Leonora Carrington ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, Ishoj
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23. Apr 27. Nov59. Venice Biennale 2022 Venice Biennale
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24. Feb 29. AugSurrealism Beyond Borders Tate Modern, London
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14. Oct 13. Feb 2022Nothing is Lost - Art and Matter in Transformation GAMeC Bergamo
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03. Oct 06. Feb 2022Surreale Tierwesen Max Ernst Museum Brühl
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18. Jun 12. SepJardin d’Hiver #1: Comment peut-on être (du village d’à côté) persan (martien)? Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne °
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15. Feb 24. MayThe Tears of Eros. Moesman, Surrealism and the Sexes Centraal Museum Utrecht
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13. Feb 05. JulFANTASTISCHE FRAUEN Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt
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25. Apr 29. JunSurrealism in Mexico Di Donna Galleries, New York
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21. Apr 23. SepLeonora Carrington. Cuentos magicos Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City
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12. Aug 01. OctSection Littéraire Kunsthalle Bern
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11. Feb 28. MayMad About Surrealism - Dalí, Ernst, Magritte, Miró... Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (closed for renovation)
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07. Oct 22. Jan 2017Dalí, Ernst, Miró, Magritte ... Hamburger Kunsthalle
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12. Jan 13. FebLanguage of the Birds: Occult and Art 80WSE NYU Steinhardt School, New York
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21. Nov 05. Jun 2016SURREALISM: THE CONJURED LIFE MCA Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
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06. Mar 31. MayLeonora Carrington Tate Liverpool
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29. Jan 06. MayIn Wonderland LACMA - Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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24. Oct 06. Feb 2011Cosmopolitan Routes: Houston Collects Latin American Art Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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26. Nov 01. Mar 2009Works from the Gelman Collection of Modern Mexican Art Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
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07. Feb 30. MarLeonora Carrington: The Talismanic Lens Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco
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08. Mar 18. JunVerrückte Liebe - Von Dalí bis Bacon Kunstforum Wien
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15. Jul 14. SepColeccion Femsa MARCO Monterrey °
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03. Jun 30. AugLatin American Invitational 2005 Artspace / Virginia Miller Galleries
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10. Feb 14. FebARCO 2005 Madrid ARCO Madrid
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18. May 26. Jun 2005The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Collection The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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01. Jan 31. JulGrandes Maestros Mexicanos MARCO Monterrey °
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20. Jul 24. NovSurrealismus K20/K21 - Kunstsammlung Nordrhein Westfalen '
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06. Mar 24. JunLa Révolution surréaliste Centre Pompidou Paris
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29. Jan 30. AprViva la Vida City Gallery Wellington °
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29. Jun 28. Sep42. Venice Biennale 1986 "Art and Science" Venice Biennale