Los Angeles Art News

LACMA presents first survey of women surrealists in North America

Next January, LACMA will present In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States. Co-organized by LACMA and the Museo de Arte Moderno (MAM) in Mexico City, In Wonderland is the first large-scale international survey of women surrealist artists in North America. Past surveys of surrealism have either largely excluded female artists or minimized their contributions. This landmark exhibition highlights the significant role of women surrealists who were active in these two countries, and the effects of geography and gender on the movement. Spanning more than four decades, In Wonderland features approximately 175 works by forty-seven extraordinary artists, including Frida Kahlo, Lee Miller, Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, Dorothea Tanning, Louise Bourgeois, and more.

For more details, please visit the following link or our online press room (lacma.org/about/press) to download the full press release: In Wonderland press release

We also have a great line-up of programs in December, including a Latin American art symposium (December 2–4); an LA print making and publishing fair (December 10); special Buddhist ceremony to celebrate our recently restored Korean Buddhist painting (December 11), and more. View the full listing here or visit us online for the most up-to-date information. We hope you have a wonderful holiday season ahead!

CHRISTINE CHOI

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART