Leonora Carrington & Eileen Agar
in ‘Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes’, Hepworth Wakefield, Yorkshire
23 November 2023 – 21 April 2025
Leonora Carrington’s bronze sculptures are included in a major exhibition which will mark 100 years of ‘Surrealism’ since its origins in 1924, with the publication of ‘Surrealist Manifesto’ by the poet and critic André Breton.
The exhibition journeys through the last century through trans-historical, thematic groupings of artowrk from 1920s, including Salvador Dalí, Eileen Agar, Lee Miller and Max Ernst, among others such as Edith Rimmington, Marion Adnams, Conroy Maddox, Desmond Morris as well as contemporary artists working within the legacy of Surrealism such as Shuvinai Ashoona, Stefanie Heinze and Helen Marten.