Leonora Carrington He had a life as magical as the surrealist current that raised it. His passage through Mexico, left as many works as anecdotes. The meeting with Remedios Varo, his friendship with Other surrealists like Pedro Friedebergits relationship with Frida Kahlo and until the proximity with intellectuals such as Carlos Fuentes and Octavio Paz. However, just when it was believed that the artist was thoroughly known, the exhibition Talismans of a sacred trip He will arrive in Mexico in 2025 to show his secrets and his most intimate side.
Originally presented in Paristhe exhibition investigates one of Carrington's less known sides: his Object creator facet used by talismans and mystical amulets which he developed throughout his life. The exhibition, conceived to commemorate the centenary of surrealism in the French capital, It gathers more than 150 pieces that they had never been shown, since the artist originally created her for her. All are presented next to Photographs of the Hungarian Kati Hornan.
The sample, which will be presented in Mexico in February 2025 during the next edition of Zona Maco, It is surrounded by the symbolisms that revolved around the entire race and work of the artist of English origin. “Leonora teaches us that art has no limits, and Talismans of a secret trip It is a reflection of its ability to connect the everyday with the extraordinary, ”said Fermín Llazares, president of the Leonora Carrington Council. The agency was one of the organizers of the sample that was exhibited in the SATOR MARAIS GALLERY and who had the authorship of the Pompidou Center, whose building will be renewed by Mexican Frida Escobedo.
The work «alien box» is part of this intimate sample.COURTESY LEONORA CARRINGTON ADVICE
Leonora Carrington's talismans, a secret facet
Carrington, who spent much of her life in Mexico, served as a writer and also dedicated part of her time to the development of objects loaded with magic and mysticism, that served as protection talismans in the spiritual path of life. These objects were maintained in the privacy of the sculptor and the exhibition, show them for the first time to demonstrate the Connection between the spiritual and cosmic factor that guided the creative journey of this great exponent of surrealism.
Through facilities and works, Talismans of a sacred trip It takes visitors through eight stages that reveal this little -known facet of Leonora Carrington. The works presented explore astral trips, ritual and magical objects. They are also included Testimonies of her patron Edward James, with whom he came to discuss the possibility of the alien, as well as some designs that came to create for jewelry houses and even a Guiñol theater that reveals his passion for puppets.