Join us on Saturday 28th May, 11am-1pm at The Beecroft Gallery, Southend
as we take a plunge into the early years of Surrealism in Paris and London.
La Galerie Surrealiste, rue Jacques Gallot, photographed by Man Ray 1927.
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“one of the most genuinely subversive movement in the history of ideas” – Michel Remy
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Leonora Carrington (1917-2011)
The Giantess (The Guardian of the Egg) [1947; private collection]
“When one is overcome by demoralization and defeat, depressed or on the verge of suicide, that is the time to open one’s Surrealist Survival Kit and enjoy a breath of magical fresh air. To lay out its marvellous contents carefully before you and let them play …”
wrote artist, novelist and poet, Leonora Carrington in 1936.
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We’ll discuss Andre Breton’s Surrealist Manifestos, the influential paintings of Giorgio de Chirico and Max Ernst and meet some of the first British artists inspired by Surrealism.
Attendance is £10 on the door and will include tea, coffee & biscuits – all welcome!
Julian Trevelyan (1910-1988): Standing Figure with Ace of Clubs [1933; c/o Pallant House Gallery]
“Let us gladly shout: to dream is to create” – Julian Trevelyan
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