{"id":136696,"date":"2019-05-29T13:31:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T17:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=136696"},"modified":"2019-05-29T15:19:45","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T19:19:45","slug":"eggs-and-horses-and-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2019\/05\/29\/eggs-and-horses-and-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"Eggs and Horses and Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Leonora Carrington\u2019s work unfurls like a dream, both familiar and not. As in her sui generis short stories, mysterious human-animal hybrids populate the fantastical landscapes of her paintings, speaking in riddles, partaking in oblique ceremonies, eating sumptuous feasts. Blending iconography from mystical and religious traditions the world over, Carrington\u2019s work hints at a hidden all-encompassing language of symbols, one that represents the inseparability of the universe and fertility (eggs crop up repeatedly in her work, as do horses\u2014talking and otherwise). After spending years in the shadows of her fellow surrealists, Carrington has finally received her due as one of the twentieth century\u2019s most singular artists: a museum in Mexico devoted to her life and work, reissues of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyrb.com\/collections\/leonora-carrington\/products\/down-below?variant=29716648135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deliciously<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/dorothyproject.com\/book\/the-complete-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">odd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyrb.com\/collections\/leonora-carrington\/products\/the-milk-of-dreams?variant=29724095559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">books<\/a>, and now \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerywendinorris.com\/exhibitions-collection\/leonora-carrington-the-story-of-the-last-egg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leonora Carrington: The Story of the Last Egg<\/a>,\u201d the first solo exhibition of her work to appear in New York in twenty-two years. The show, an off-site presentation by Gallery Wendi Norris, is on view through June 29 at 926 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, where the gallery will also host <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/symposium-leonora-carrington-the-story-of-the-last-egg-registration-61002750870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a symposium on her work<\/a> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/reading-leonora-carringtons-opus-siniestrus-the-story-of-the-last-egg-registration-61003324586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a reading of Carrington\u2019s unpublished play<\/a> <\/i>Opus Siniestrus: The Story of the Last Egg<i>. A selection of paintings from the exhibition\u2014as well as two masks that Carrington designed for the play\u2014appears below.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_136704\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0085-grean-tea.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136704\" class=\"wp-image-136704 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0085-grean-tea.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0085-grean-tea.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0085-grean-tea-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0085-grean-tea-768x607.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-136704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leonora Carrington, <em>Green Tea<\/em>, 1942, oil on canvas, 24&#8243; x 30&#8243;. \u00a9 2019 Estate of Leonora Carrington \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris.<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_136697\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136697\" class=\"wp-image-136697 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0028-ulus-pants_print.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0028-ulus-pants_print.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0028-ulus-pants_print-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0028-ulus-pants_print-768x467.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-136697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leonora Carrington, <em>Ulu\u2019s Pants<\/em>, 1952, oil and tempera on panel, 21 1\/2&#8243; x 36&#8243;. Signed l.l. \u201cLeonora Carrington\u201d Verso: \u201cUlu\u2019s Pants, Leonora Carrington\u201d \u00a9 Estate of Leonora Carrington \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_136707\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136707\" class=\"wp-image-136707 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0108-opus-siniestrus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0108-opus-siniestrus.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0108-opus-siniestrus-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0108-opus-siniestrus-768x458.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-136707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leonora Carrington, <em>Untitled<\/em> [preliminary sketches for the play <em>Opus Siniestrus<\/em>], 1965, oil on canvas, 34 3\/5&#8243; x 58 7\/10&#8243;. Signed and dated l.l. \u201cLeonora Carrington 1965.\u201d \u00a9 2019 Estate of Leonora Carrington \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_136701\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136701\" class=\"wp-image-136701 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0078-a-map-of-the-human-animal_hi-res.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0078-a-map-of-the-human-animal_hi-res.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0078-a-map-of-the-human-animal_hi-res-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0078-a-map-of-the-human-animal_hi-res-768x914.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0078-a-map-of-the-human-animal_hi-res-861x1024.jpg 861w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-136701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leonora Carrington, <em>A Map of the Human Animal<\/em>, 1962, watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper, 17&#8243; x 14 1\/3&#8243;. Signed and dated l.l. \u201cDec. 15th &amp; 16th 1962 Leonora Carrington.\u201d \u00a9 2019 Estate of Leonora Carrington \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_136703\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136703\" class=\"wp-image-136703 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0084-facial-mask-for-the-play-opus-siniestrus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0084-facial-mask-for-the-play-opus-siniestrus.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0084-facial-mask-for-the-play-opus-siniestrus-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0084-facial-mask-for-the-play-opus-siniestrus-768x919.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0084-facial-mask-for-the-play-opus-siniestrus-856x1024.jpg 856w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-136703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leonora Carrington, <em>Facial Mask<\/em> [for the play <em>Opus Siniestrus<\/em>], 1976, mesh, acrylic, felt, cane, stamen, wood, and thread, 31&#8243; x 23&#8243; x 4&#8243;. Crafted by Jane Stein and Vita Giorgil. Collection TOLA Archive. Courtesy of Joanne Pottlitzer. \u00a9 2019 Estate of Leonora Carrington \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_136699\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136699\" class=\"wp-image-136699 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0076-operation-wednesday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0076-operation-wednesday.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0076-operation-wednesday-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0076-operation-wednesday-768x1041.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0076-operation-wednesday-755x1024.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-136699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leonora Carrington, <em>Operation Wednesday<\/em>, 1969, oil and tempera on hardboard, 23 3\/4&#8243; x 17 5\/8&#8243;. Signed l.l \u201cLeonora Carrington March 1969\u201d; inscribed \u201c2 de octubre 1968\u2026no olvides Tlatelolco\u2026las tres culturas\u2026no tenemos tumba\u2026campo militar nu\u0301mero 1,\u201d lower right; \u201cMarch 1969 Dr. Fernando Ortiz Monasterio,\u201d verso. \u00a9 2019 Estate of Leonora Carrington \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_136698\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136698\" class=\"wp-image-136698 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0035-queria-ser-pajaro.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0035-queria-ser-pajaro.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0035-queria-ser-pajaro-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0035-queria-ser-pajaro-768x1019.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0035-queria-ser-pajaro-772x1024.jpg 772w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-136698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leonora Carrington, <em>Queri\u0301a ser pa\u0301jaro<\/em>, 1960, oil on canvas, 47&#8243; x 35 1\/2&#8243;. Signed and dated l.l. \u201cLeonora Carrington April 1960\u201d; verso signed \u201cEnrique Alvarez Felix\/ 1960\/ Leonora Carrington.\u201d \u00a9 Estate of Leonora Carrington \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_136702\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136702\" class=\"wp-image-136702 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0079-double-sided-mask-for-head-for-the-play-opus-siniestrus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0079-double-sided-mask-for-head-for-the-play-opus-siniestrus.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0079-double-sided-mask-for-head-for-the-play-opus-siniestrus-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0079-double-sided-mask-for-head-for-the-play-opus-siniestrus-768x631.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-136702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leonora Carrington, <em>Double-sided mask for head<\/em> [for the play <em>Opus Siniestrus<\/em>], 1976, mesh, acrylic, felt, cane, yarn, leather, and velvet ribbon, 22 9\/10&#8243; x 25 1\/2&#8243; x 13&#8243; inches [with tape]. Crafted by Jane Stein and Vita Giorgi. Collection TOLA Archive. Courtesy of Joanne Pottlitzer. \u00a9 2019 Estate of Leonora Carrington \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_136706\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136706\" class=\"wp-image-136706 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0107-mujeres-conciencia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0107-mujeres-conciencia.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0107-mujeres-conciencia-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0107-mujeres-conciencia-768x1193.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0107-mujeres-conciencia-659x1024.jpg 659w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-136706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leonora Carrington, <em>Mujeres Conciencia<\/em>, 1972, gouache on cardboard, 29 1\/2&#8243; x 19 5\/16&#8243;. Signed l.l. \u201cOct. 1941\u201d; verso: \u201cWinged Cihuacoatl (snake woman)\/Quetzalcoatl sacred serpent hermaphrodite\/rises again in the tree of life where\/Eve gives Eve back the fruit\/of Wisdom\/Woman take back the original wisdom\/Leonora Carrington\/1972 April.\u201d \u00a9 2019 Estate of Leonora Carrington \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_136700\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136700\" class=\"wp-image-136700 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0077-down-below_print.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0077-down-below_print.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0077-down-below_print-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0077-down-below_print-768x447.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-136700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leonora Carrington, <em>Down Below<\/em>, 1940, oil on canvas, 15 3\/4&#8243; x 23 1\/2&#8243;. Signed l.l \u201cLeonora Carrington 1940.\u201d signed and dated en verso: \u201cLeonora Carrington\u201d; \u201c12 \u2013 12 \u2013 40\u201d; \u201cSANTANDER\u201d; \u201cPour Toi, Renato, au Nom du Magie, le Vert qui est mon Couleur (28 Jan 1942).\u201d \u00a9 2019 Estate of Leonora Carrington \/ (ARS), New York. Courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_136705\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136705\" class=\"wp-image-136705 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0098-and-then-we-saw-the-daughter-of-the-minotaur.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0098-and-then-we-saw-the-daughter-of-the-minotaur.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0098-and-then-we-saw-the-daughter-of-the-minotaur-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/lc0098-and-then-we-saw-the-daughter-of-the-minotaur-768x656.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-136705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leonora Carrington, <em>And Then We Saw the Daughter of the Minotaur!<\/em>, 1953, oil on canvas, 23 3\/5&#8243; x 27 1\/2&#8243;. Signed l.l. \u201cLeonora Carrington 1953.\u201d \u00a9 2019 Estate of Leonora Carrington \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>All images appear courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerywendinorris.com\/exhibitions-collection\/leonora-carrington-the-story-of-the-last-egg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leonora Carrington: The Story of the Last Egg<\/a>\u201d is on view through June 29, 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new solo exhibition of Leonora Carrington\u2019s work appears this month at Gallery Wendi Norris in New York, which will also host a reading of an unpublished play by the surrealist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2384],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-look"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This 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