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Women Surrealists Recognized (Almost a Century Late) in Sotheby’s Selling Show
Contrary to popular perception, Frida Kahlo was by no means the only woman in the Surrealist movement. While male surrealists like Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, and Max Ernst have long held the...
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Pam Grossman Brings Modern Witchcraft to a Podcast and Emojis
“There’s no one way to be a witch,” Pam Grossman explained as I sipped hot green tea out of a Salem, Massachusetts, souvenir mug in the kitchen of her cozy Park Slope apartment. Her bookshelves were...
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5 Must-See Gallery Shows in NYC During Frieze Week
The peaked white tents popping up on Randall’s Island can only mean one thing: Frieze week is here. Opening to the public officially on Friday, May 4 (following two days of previews) the New York...
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A Cynic’s Fairy Tale: On the Met’s “Surrealism Beyond Borders”
Late one night in 1939, Leonora Carrington’s lover Max Ernst was dragged away to a concentration camp. Carrington fled to Spain where she was institutionalized for insanity, a horrific experience she...
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Biennale Report: The Venice Biennale Celebrates the Feminine Surreal
Venice’s 59th Biennale, “The Milk of Dreams,” opened last April placed under the sign of Leonora Carrington’s Surrealist namesake children’s book. A highly-anticipated event resuming for the first...
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The Art of Mexico City, On and Off the Beaten Path
Avenida Paseo de la Reforma is the backbone of Mexico City, its tallest skyscrapers lining the boulevard like a great set of vertebrae, a spine occasionally punctuated by the chakras of enormous...
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Leonora Carrington’s Surrealist Masterpiece Expected to Sell for a Record $18M
Leonora Carrington, the late British-Mexican artist known for mystical landscapes and fantastical creatures, was one of the last surviving Surrealists and a key figure of the movement. Despite decades...
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One Fine Show: Works by Sandra Vásquez de la Horra at Denver Art Museum
The media had many embarrassing immediate responses to the first Donald Trump presidency, and high on that list was the idea that living under the right-wing dictatorship they predicted for his reign...
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Five Must-Visit Contemporary Art Museums in Shanghai
Rapidly evolving in the past decades, the contemporary scene in Shanghai boasts a great range of art venues today, including some prestigious museums and a solid group of art galleries, making the city...
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Tahnee Lonsdale Opens Up About Painting the Spiritual Feminine
Tahnee Lonsdale was a name on everyone’s lips during and after last year’s Armory Show. Collectors fought for her work, and Cob Gallery’s booth sold out. A year later, the artist is set to open a solo...
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When the Strange Is Familiar and the Familiar Strange: Surrealism Turns 100
“This summer the roses are blue; the wood is of glass,” André Breton wrote in 1924. “Existence is elsewhere.” His Manifesto of Surrealism propelled a global, revolutionary art movement that defined...
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At One Hundred, Surrealism Is Alive and Well in Austin and Beyond
Surrealism was born in October of 1924 when French poet and critic André Breton published the Surrealist Manifesto, forever staking claim to the term coined almost a decade prior by Guillaume...
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Observer’s Guide to the Must-See Shows Opening During Frieze Week
Frieze Art Week has officially kicked off in London with its first openings, as the local community and international visitors gear up for the launch of Frieze London and Frieze Masters tomorrow...
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Frieze Returns to London: Here’s Are This Year’s Highlights
London’s art world has come alive once more for Frieze week. The Big Smoke is glittering with new shows, drinks receptions and VIP dinners and along with thousands, I went to pray at the feet of art...
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