Dorothea Tanning: Behind the Door, Another Invisible Door
Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid
3 October 2018 – 7 January 2019
‘Dorothea Tanning: Behind the Door, Another Invisible Door’, 2018, exhibition view, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. Courtesy: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia
Alison Jacques Gallery is proud to announce that the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, will present a major solo exhibition of Dorothea Tanning in collaboration with Tate Modern, London.
‘Behind the Door, Another Invisible Door’, curated by Alyce Mahon, revolves around themed rooms drifting through the periods which were integral to Tanning’s career – spanning childhood and family scenes, girls dressed in Victorian clothing, baroque and bucolic nudes, red-rock deserts, and representations of flowers, highly pertinent in her mature work.
Paintings such as Maternity V (1980) will be exhibited alongside installations including Chambre 202, Hôtel du Pavot (Poppy Hotel, Room 202, 1970–73), with amorphous sculptures inviting visitors to see, feel and be part of the surreal world she inhabits.