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Surreal Spaces: The Life and Art of Leonora Carrington
An illustrated biography of the pioneering British artist and writer, tracing her life and work through the many places around the world where she lived
The British-born artist and writer Leonora Carrington (1917–2011) is one of the vanguards in the history of women artists and the history of Surrealism. The interests of this visionary—feminism, ecology, the arcane and the mystical, the interconnectedness of everything—are now shared by many. Challenging the conventions of her time, Carrington abandoned family, society, and England to embrace new experiences and forge a unique artistic style in Europe and the Americas. In this evocative illustrated biography, writer and journalist Joanna Moorhead traces her cousin’s footsteps, exploring the artist’s life, loves, friendships, and work.
Leading readers on a personal journey across Britain, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the United States, and Mexico, Surreal Spaces describes the places and experiences that would become etched in Carrington’s memory and be echoed, sometimes decades later, in her art and writing—whether her grandmother’s kitchen with its giant stove; a remote Cornish hideaway where she holidayed with Max Ernst, Lee Miller, and Man Ray; the Left Bank of Paris; an asylum in Santander, Spain; New York, where she lived among other European exiles; or Mexico City, her final sanctuary. “Houses are really bodies,” Carrington wrote in her novella The Hearing Trumpet . “We connect ourselves with walls, roofs and objects just as we hang on to our livers, skeletons, flesh and blood streams.”
Featuring photographs, drawings, and paintings of the spaces that so richly influenced Carrington’s work, Surreal Spaces is an intimate and vivid portrait of a fascinating artist.
The British-born artist and writer Leonora Carrington (1917–2011) is one of the vanguards in the history of women artists and the history of Surrealism. The interests of this visionary—feminism, ecology, the arcane and the mystical, the interconnectedness of everything—are now shared by many. Challenging the conventions of her time, Carrington abandoned family, society, and England to embrace new experiences and forge a unique artistic style in Europe and the Americas. In this evocative illustrated biography, writer and journalist Joanna Moorhead traces her cousin’s footsteps, exploring the artist’s life, loves, friendships, and work.
Leading readers on a personal journey across Britain, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the United States, and Mexico, Surreal Spaces describes the places and experiences that would become etched in Carrington’s memory and be echoed, sometimes decades later, in her art and writing—whether her grandmother’s kitchen with its giant stove; a remote Cornish hideaway where she holidayed with Max Ernst, Lee Miller, and Man Ray; the Left Bank of Paris; an asylum in Santander, Spain; New York, where she lived among other European exiles; or Mexico City, her final sanctuary. “Houses are really bodies,” Carrington wrote in her novella The Hearing Trumpet . “We connect ourselves with walls, roofs and objects just as we hang on to our livers, skeletons, flesh and blood streams.”
Featuring photographs, drawings, and paintings of the spaces that so richly influenced Carrington’s work, Surreal Spaces is an intimate and vivid portrait of a fascinating artist.
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Published August 22, 2023
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October 19, 2024
“Explanations were not something she gave often; she was always very clear that for her, elucidation was neither necessary nor possible, because she believed that art spoke to people in the deepest part of their psyche. She warned me not to try to rationalize or intellectualize it. The way to understand paintings, she said, was to tune in to one’s own feelings about a work: ‘You’re trying to intellectualize something desperately, and you’re wasting your time. That’s not a way of understanding, to make into a kind of mini-logic – you’ll never understand by that road.’” (p. 160)
I have the NYRB Books to thank for introducing me to Leonora Carrington. She may not be in the first rank of favorites but she’s high on the list. I’m not as familiar with her art, however, and when I saw this book, I went out and got it.
Surreal Spaces is a nonacademic biography of Carrington. Joanna Moorhead is a distant cousin who met Carrington in 2006, several years before her death in 2011, and quickly established a friendship with her. This isn’t meant to be a comprehensive examination of the artist/author’s life, but it does explore the major events in that life, the influences on her work, and why Carrington deserves a more prominent place in the history of the Surrealist movement.
Very much recommended.
November 15, 2023
I loved everything about this book. Written by Carrington's cousin. The art is breathtaking and the biography really makes Carrington come alive without bogging the text down with unnecessary details.
July 10, 2024
Absolutely brilliant book on a brilliant artist.
I'd recommend this to anyone interested in Carrington's art or otherwise, as her fascinating life is the definition of a life well lived.
Joanna Moorhead's account of her life is heartwarming, personal and yet analytical - she shines a light on the lack of appreciation of female artists in the surrealist movement and allows Carrington's contributions to speak for themselves. A credit to the author.
Also, the UK hardback copy is a lovely book in and of itself - thick pages with lavish illustrations.
Highly recommended!
I'd recommend this to anyone interested in Carrington's art or otherwise, as her fascinating life is the definition of a life well lived.
Joanna Moorhead's account of her life is heartwarming, personal and yet analytical - she shines a light on the lack of appreciation of female artists in the surrealist movement and allows Carrington's contributions to speak for themselves. A credit to the author.
Also, the UK hardback copy is a lovely book in and of itself - thick pages with lavish illustrations.
Highly recommended!
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August 29, 2023This feels like an appropriate companion piece if you’re ever viewing Leonora Carrington’s work; not so much on an analytical level, but on a personal knowing of the artist it provides great insight. Carrington’s popularity is soaring in the present moment, so this is a very timely release.
Joanna Moorhead is a personal relation of Leonora Carrington, meaning that she had further access to speak with her before her death in 2011. These visits to Leonora’s home in Mexico, and unrecorded conversations that Moorhead was able to have, meant that she could note down anything worth mentioning once they’d spoke. Leonora accepted Moorhead into her home, on the condition that they weren’t to have formal interviews that would be recorded for publication, and I feel that the author does well to balance the requests of privacy that Leonora had, while providing the necessary backstory to how her art came to look and what it might convey.
The book doesn’t delve into the technical aspects of Carrington’s work very often, but that’s not how the book is advertised. That would be more of a personal gripe with myself on not being aware of the book’s content earlier. You won’t find art critique or analysis here. Moreso it is a linear biography of the artist’s wild and mystic life to accompany her paintings and stories.
I seem to remember seeing a clip taken from an interview with Leonora Carrington, where she fought back against her interviewer trying to intellectualise her work and she asks the interviewer to hearken on the point that the work she creates is purely visual. I believe this interviewer may have been Joanna Moorhead. She doesn’t seem to accept Carrington’s point on this at first, and she attempts to push further on trying to find meaning in the paintings, but the clip ends quite abruptly without us knowing what was said next. If the interviewer was indeed Moorhead, then it’s evident from this book that she does still attempt to connect a meaning between Leonora’s life and the things that she paints. I also think that Carrington herself is wrong on what she says in the interview. The linkage between her life, her childhood, and her relationships is evident in her work. Now, there may not be an intellectual spin to be made on the paintings, but they’re certainly not only visual pieces.
I found Surreal Spaces to be enjoyable overall, and it’s always fascinating to see how the life of the artist lines up with the timeline of the work they release. It’s a short book and not overly packed with information. The layout felt clumsy at times, between what was being talked about and the image placement, but I understand that the book had to feel balanced with an appropriate spread of images.
Joanna Moorhead is a personal relation of Leonora Carrington, meaning that she had further access to speak with her before her death in 2011. These visits to Leonora’s home in Mexico, and unrecorded conversations that Moorhead was able to have, meant that she could note down anything worth mentioning once they’d spoke. Leonora accepted Moorhead into her home, on the condition that they weren’t to have formal interviews that would be recorded for publication, and I feel that the author does well to balance the requests of privacy that Leonora had, while providing the necessary backstory to how her art came to look and what it might convey.
The book doesn’t delve into the technical aspects of Carrington’s work very often, but that’s not how the book is advertised. That would be more of a personal gripe with myself on not being aware of the book’s content earlier. You won’t find art critique or analysis here. Moreso it is a linear biography of the artist’s wild and mystic life to accompany her paintings and stories.
I seem to remember seeing a clip taken from an interview with Leonora Carrington, where she fought back against her interviewer trying to intellectualise her work and she asks the interviewer to hearken on the point that the work she creates is purely visual. I believe this interviewer may have been Joanna Moorhead. She doesn’t seem to accept Carrington’s point on this at first, and she attempts to push further on trying to find meaning in the paintings, but the clip ends quite abruptly without us knowing what was said next. If the interviewer was indeed Moorhead, then it’s evident from this book that she does still attempt to connect a meaning between Leonora’s life and the things that she paints. I also think that Carrington herself is wrong on what she says in the interview. The linkage between her life, her childhood, and her relationships is evident in her work. Now, there may not be an intellectual spin to be made on the paintings, but they’re certainly not only visual pieces.
I found Surreal Spaces to be enjoyable overall, and it’s always fascinating to see how the life of the artist lines up with the timeline of the work they release. It’s a short book and not overly packed with information. The layout felt clumsy at times, between what was being talked about and the image placement, but I understand that the book had to feel balanced with an appropriate spread of images.
November 8, 2023
I first heard Joanna Moorhead being interviewed by Katy Hessel on The Great Women Artists podcast. Moorhead is a second cousin of the artist Leonora Carrington, something she only discovered late in Leonora's life. Moorhead reconnected with Leonora when she was in her nineties and they had a fruitful friendship in the last years of Leonora's life.
This book follows an earlier biography of Moorhead's about Leonora. This provides a more potted history of her remarkable life, alongside some fantastic colour reproductions of Leonora's paintings. It's a great introduction to her life and works. I loved it.
This book follows an earlier biography of Moorhead's about Leonora. This provides a more potted history of her remarkable life, alongside some fantastic colour reproductions of Leonora's paintings. It's a great introduction to her life and works. I loved it.
June 11, 2024
I recently discovered this artist when a painting auctioned for 28.5m last month. I loved the art and wanted to learn more about the artist. This beautifully illustrated book with her paintings as well as photographs from her life, and with words told through the lens of visits from her cousin late in life was the perfect way to do it. Leonora lived a fascinating life full of curiosity and she stayed true to herself. I enjoyed getting to know her very much.
April 15, 2025
myth made human!
April 25, 2025
Solidifying that Leonora Carrington is my favourite woman. Would love to have a glass of wine and a cig with her
November 6, 2023
City Lights Bookstore had a conversation with Joanna Moorhead about this book which piqued my interest. It was not a disappointment. There are many illustrations of Carrington's work and her colleagues and lovers. Moorhead looks at Carrington's life through the eyes of someone who knew the locations where Carrington spent her early years. Her understanding that Carrington did not want to talk about certain subjects, yet feely spoke about others, lead to a more humanistic look at Carrington.
This is a wonderful book and I highly recommend it.
This is a wonderful book and I highly recommend it.
May 18, 2025
Leonora Carrington was een vrouw die haar eigen pad sneed, vaak tegen de stroom in en altijd op eigen kracht. Pas na haar dood kreeg ze wereldwijd de erkenning die haar tijdens haar leven grotendeels werd ontzegd -en die ze eigenlijk niet eens vroeg. Vandaag geldt ze als een van de belangrijkste surrealistische kunstenaars van de twintigste eeuw. Maar Carrington was nooit zomaar ‘surrealist’. Haar leven – doordrenkt van avontuur, strijd, mystiek en een compromisloze autonomie – is net zo fascinerend als haar werk.
Geboren in een welgestelde Britse familie, werd haar levenspad al vroeg uitgestippeld: kostschool, huwelijk, fatsoen. Maar Leonora dacht daar anders over. Ze verliet als jonge vrouw het ouderlijk huis om met de veel oudere Duitse kunstenaar Max Ernst een boeiender leven te beginnen in Parijs. Ze schilderde, schreef, experimenteerde. Even leek het een idyllisch kunstenaarsbestaan, helemaal toen ze samen met Ernst en een kleine groep bevriende kunstenaars de Londense roddels ontvluchtten en in een landhuisje gingen wonen. Ze leefden er in relatieve vrijheid en zorgeloosheid, ver weg van de sociale conventies, tot de tweede wereldoorlog een stokje in de wielen stak.
De oorlog zette alles op losse schroeven. Ernst vertrok naar het front, Carrington vluchtte naar Spanje. Wat volgde was een periode van instorting: ze werd opgenomen in een sanatorium, waar de dienstmeid van haar ouders haar op order van haar vader kwam opzoeken. Veel kon de meid, die geen woord Spaans sprak, er niet doen. Leonora balanceerde op de grens tussen waanzin en helderheid – ervaringen die hun weg zouden vinden in haar latere werk.
Uiteindelijk wist ze via Lissabon Europa te ontvluchten. Net als duizenden anderen probeerde ze via Portugal New York te bereiken. Ze trouwde met een Mexicaanse diplomaat om een visum te verkrijgen en ving, voor de tweede maal in haar leven, een heel nieuw leven aan.
In New York ontmoette ze opnieuw Ernst, inmiddels samen met Peggy Guggenheim, die haar met jaloezie bekeek. Carrington had zo terug een relatie kunnen beginnen met de man die ze aanbad, maar ze hield resoluut vast aan de keuzes die ze in het verleden maakte. Het typeert de vrouw. Ze had haar verleden niet verloochend, maar achter zich gelaten. Om dezelfde reden aarzelde ze amper wanneer haar partner terug werd geroepen naar Mexico. Een tweede fase was afgelopen.
In Mexico vond ze rust, kreeg kinderen en bouwde aan een leven dat voor haar klopte: zonder salons, zonder pretenties, maar vol verbeelding in het kleine, bijzondere huis dat ze kochten.
In die nieuwe omgeving bloeide haar kunstenaarschap op. Ze schilderde, schreef surrealistische verhalen en bewees dat kunst niet ontstaat in scholen, maar in levensdrift. “An artist is capable of creating works necessary to his epoch only if he lives fully the life of his time,” schreef ze. Carrington’s werk was nooit los te zien van haar ervaringen. Ze schilderde geen dromen, maar innerlijke werkelijkheden.
Ze verzette zich tegen de intellectualisering van kunst en het logische verklaren van het ongrijpbare. Begrip, vond ze, moest je niet forceren: “That’s not a way of understanding, to make it into a kind of mini-logic – you’ll never understand by that road.” Begrijpen, voor Carrington, betekende ondergaan.
Tegen het einde van haar leven werd ze bevraagd over haar favoriete moment in de geschiedenis. Haar antwoord was helder: “The one that has not happened yet – the fall of patriarchy that will take place in the 21st century.” Hiermee was Carrington haar tijd ver vooruit -heel ver, gezien de omgekeerde beweging die we in de huidige context lijken te maken. Maar ze geldt nog steeds als lichtend voorbeeld in de manier waarop ze haar eigen patriarchale systeem ten val gebracht. Ze koos haar eigen wegen, ten koste van de mensen die haar na aan het hart lagen.
“I always did my running away alone,” zei ze later. Geen pose, maar een levenshouding. En misschien ook wel haar grootste kunstwerk.
Geboren in een welgestelde Britse familie, werd haar levenspad al vroeg uitgestippeld: kostschool, huwelijk, fatsoen. Maar Leonora dacht daar anders over. Ze verliet als jonge vrouw het ouderlijk huis om met de veel oudere Duitse kunstenaar Max Ernst een boeiender leven te beginnen in Parijs. Ze schilderde, schreef, experimenteerde. Even leek het een idyllisch kunstenaarsbestaan, helemaal toen ze samen met Ernst en een kleine groep bevriende kunstenaars de Londense roddels ontvluchtten en in een landhuisje gingen wonen. Ze leefden er in relatieve vrijheid en zorgeloosheid, ver weg van de sociale conventies, tot de tweede wereldoorlog een stokje in de wielen stak.
De oorlog zette alles op losse schroeven. Ernst vertrok naar het front, Carrington vluchtte naar Spanje. Wat volgde was een periode van instorting: ze werd opgenomen in een sanatorium, waar de dienstmeid van haar ouders haar op order van haar vader kwam opzoeken. Veel kon de meid, die geen woord Spaans sprak, er niet doen. Leonora balanceerde op de grens tussen waanzin en helderheid – ervaringen die hun weg zouden vinden in haar latere werk.
Uiteindelijk wist ze via Lissabon Europa te ontvluchten. Net als duizenden anderen probeerde ze via Portugal New York te bereiken. Ze trouwde met een Mexicaanse diplomaat om een visum te verkrijgen en ving, voor de tweede maal in haar leven, een heel nieuw leven aan.
In New York ontmoette ze opnieuw Ernst, inmiddels samen met Peggy Guggenheim, die haar met jaloezie bekeek. Carrington had zo terug een relatie kunnen beginnen met de man die ze aanbad, maar ze hield resoluut vast aan de keuzes die ze in het verleden maakte. Het typeert de vrouw. Ze had haar verleden niet verloochend, maar achter zich gelaten. Om dezelfde reden aarzelde ze amper wanneer haar partner terug werd geroepen naar Mexico. Een tweede fase was afgelopen.
In Mexico vond ze rust, kreeg kinderen en bouwde aan een leven dat voor haar klopte: zonder salons, zonder pretenties, maar vol verbeelding in het kleine, bijzondere huis dat ze kochten.
In die nieuwe omgeving bloeide haar kunstenaarschap op. Ze schilderde, schreef surrealistische verhalen en bewees dat kunst niet ontstaat in scholen, maar in levensdrift. “An artist is capable of creating works necessary to his epoch only if he lives fully the life of his time,” schreef ze. Carrington’s werk was nooit los te zien van haar ervaringen. Ze schilderde geen dromen, maar innerlijke werkelijkheden.
Ze verzette zich tegen de intellectualisering van kunst en het logische verklaren van het ongrijpbare. Begrip, vond ze, moest je niet forceren: “That’s not a way of understanding, to make it into a kind of mini-logic – you’ll never understand by that road.” Begrijpen, voor Carrington, betekende ondergaan.
Tegen het einde van haar leven werd ze bevraagd over haar favoriete moment in de geschiedenis. Haar antwoord was helder: “The one that has not happened yet – the fall of patriarchy that will take place in the 21st century.” Hiermee was Carrington haar tijd ver vooruit -heel ver, gezien de omgekeerde beweging die we in de huidige context lijken te maken. Maar ze geldt nog steeds als lichtend voorbeeld in de manier waarop ze haar eigen patriarchale systeem ten val gebracht. Ze koos haar eigen wegen, ten koste van de mensen die haar na aan het hart lagen.
“I always did my running away alone,” zei ze later. Geen pose, maar een levenshouding. En misschien ook wel haar grootste kunstwerk.
July 7, 2025
i feel like i have lived a second life through this book. i do not tend to get preoccupied or even interested in the lives of famous personas, but Leonora’s story has been on my radar since hearing the rumours of how she was rescued from an asylum by her aunt on a submarine. though the latter detail had been embellished, Leonora’s life is no less extravagant and intriguing with its bohemian, mysterious style.
Leonora Carrington was a prominent surrealist artist with interests in feminism, ecology, and spirituality. her biography was written by her cousin, Joanna Moorhead, who had a chance to connect with Leonora in her later stages of life and create this vivid, personal account of her brave, authentic and free life. if you, like me, have read Leonora’s writing and enjoyed it (or, perhaps, have seen her artworks and were left mesmerised), this book will be a gem.
i enjoyed this book with an almost childish awe (more books should have pictures, let’s be honest). it felt like being on a journey through time. Leonora’s life is a testament to staying true to yourself at the deepest and even mystical level, being comfortable in feeling things rather than striving to intellectualise them. her story is an inspiration to not be afraid of being unapologetically you, while also staying open to new ideas, new boundaries, new places, new people, new life.
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i find myself in an overwhelm from all the things i could say about this book. and while i do wish to keep record of what i read through these reviews, it feels more right to just sit with these thoughts and feelings. let them linger. perhaps i shall return to this later on.
Leonora Carrington was a prominent surrealist artist with interests in feminism, ecology, and spirituality. her biography was written by her cousin, Joanna Moorhead, who had a chance to connect with Leonora in her later stages of life and create this vivid, personal account of her brave, authentic and free life. if you, like me, have read Leonora’s writing and enjoyed it (or, perhaps, have seen her artworks and were left mesmerised), this book will be a gem.
i enjoyed this book with an almost childish awe (more books should have pictures, let’s be honest). it felt like being on a journey through time. Leonora’s life is a testament to staying true to yourself at the deepest and even mystical level, being comfortable in feeling things rather than striving to intellectualise them. her story is an inspiration to not be afraid of being unapologetically you, while also staying open to new ideas, new boundaries, new places, new people, new life.
***
i find myself in an overwhelm from all the things i could say about this book. and while i do wish to keep record of what i read through these reviews, it feels more right to just sit with these thoughts and feelings. let them linger. perhaps i shall return to this later on.
January 1, 2024
This week I found myself enthralled by two books about women artists who are only recently getting the attention they always deserved. The first book was the fictionalized bio of the troubled young adulthood of the Renaissance painter Artemisia Gentileschi. The second was Surreal Spaces: The Life and Art of Leonora Carrington, a non-fiction bio of the 20th century artist whose paintings were exhibited in that famous first Surrealist exhibition of 1938 alongside works by Dali, Max Ernst, Man Ray, de Chirico, Duchamp, etc. etc.--all those fellows I learned about in my college modern art survey without ever hearing a mention of Carrington. I just know that if I'd been shown a slide of Horses of Lord Candlestick I'd have remembered it forever.
The book is written by a cousin of the artist, and is printed on heavy paper with abundant reproductions of Carrington's work, and dozens of photographs of her life, her homes, and her fellow artists.
The book is written by a cousin of the artist, and is printed on heavy paper with abundant reproductions of Carrington's work, and dozens of photographs of her life, her homes, and her fellow artists.
August 7, 2025
This biography of Leonora Carrington was written by her niece (twice removed, I believe), which gave the interactions, and information shared by Leonora, a bit more intimacy and honesty. It successfully links Carringtons work with her life, from her childhood on, and why Mexico was the perfect place for Carrington to truly develop into the woman and artist she was meant to be, as opposed to the narrative bestowed on her by the larger artistic and social worlds. Moorhead excels in helping the reader see the reoccurring elements in Carringtons work with her dreams, her studies into the occult and comparative religions, connection with animals, nature, and the identity of women. A good biography of a fascinating woman and original artist.
February 7, 2024
I absolutely loved this. It’s remarkable to find a biography that is simultaneously a “page-turner.” I was completely enthralled with the story of Leonora Carrington’s life.
I think the most successful element of this book is the way Moorhead brings Leonora’s essence to life on the page. I really felt I was in the room with the two of them… and that I was present for all of Leonora’s journeys. In fact, I was quite sad when the book ended (coinciding with the death of Leonora as well.)
Leonora Carrington is one of my all-time favorite artists and it felt like a gift to be able to spend time “with her” by reading this book.
I think the most successful element of this book is the way Moorhead brings Leonora’s essence to life on the page. I really felt I was in the room with the two of them… and that I was present for all of Leonora’s journeys. In fact, I was quite sad when the book ended (coinciding with the death of Leonora as well.)
Leonora Carrington is one of my all-time favorite artists and it felt like a gift to be able to spend time “with her” by reading this book.
July 22, 2025
Informative read about the fascinating artist Leonora Carrington. I came across her name in another book. I thought I didn't know her or her work. But I was wrong. Once I remembered seeing her name at an exhibit on surrealist female artists in Paris, I realized she was one of the artists I'd loved the most. Now, I'm hooked. Looking forward to reading her own writings soon. If you want to know more about Leonora and her life, Surreal Spaces, written by her cousin, is a great place to start.
August 13, 2024
Love this book. Reads like a novel. Beautiful reproductions of the artist’s work and the book itself is a dream to hold, wonderful quality paper and binding. I am sure I will re-read. The author did her kinswoman justice.
February 26, 2025
The first chapter or so was pretty painful. Really glad I stuck with it though as the rest of her life and story was super interesting. Just really didn’t care about her early days of privilege I guess.
December 27, 2023
A loving portrayal of perhaps the greatest surrealist artist written by her niece. Not an academic biography but a fascinating dive into the connections between her life and art.
January 1, 2024
nelabai sužavėjo pasakotoja, bet carrington biografija ir kūryba tokia įdomi, kad vis tiek maloniai praleidau laiką
March 22, 2024
Carrington is having quite a moment. And deserves it. A very well told memoir of a fascinating artist.
May 31, 2024
I LOVE this book. Oh my god. I could not put it down. WOW.
June 16, 2024
now I need to find a carrington exhibit to visit
July 10, 2024
An excellent book on Leonora Carrington.
July 21, 2024
A gorgeous glimpse into the life of Leonora Carrington. This book offers important context for those interested in the influences on Carrington’s work.
October 28, 2025
Jasno i poprawnie napisany tekst, ale jestem w szoku, że tak powierzchowny. Mam wrażenie, że z ogromu światów i symboli Eleonory dostaliśmy jakiegoś małego lizaczka.
August 29, 2024
a Leonora é fascinante, tudo que a envolve realmente me interessa e acho que já consumi grande parte do que há disponível em inglês e espanhol. achei que esse livro me daria uma perspectiva mais íntima, justamente pela biógrafa ser sua sobrinha neta e ter ficado próxima a ela ao final da vida. sei do caráter tímido e reservado da leonora, mas como a autora começa o texto falando sobre essa relação, o contato com ela, com casa e com os seus diferentes espaços, achei que isso seria abordado de uma forma intimista e delicada. na verdade somos jogados a uma pesquisa exploratória no estilo jornalístico. com muitos nomes, situações e anedotas que pouco exploram a humanidade da artista e se concentram apenas em traçar uma linearidade da sua vida e dos seus fatos notórios. dei 3 estrelas pois é muito bom ler sobre ela e pelos breves comentários íntimos como a rotina alimentar de pão, purê de legumes e chocolate.
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