Phantoms of Surrealism, 19 May 2021 — 12 Dec 2022
Sheila Legge as Surrealist ‘Phantom’, TrafalgarSquare, London, 11 June 1936. Photograph attributed to Claude Cahun. Courtesy Jersey Heritage Collections
Exhibitions
Phantoms of Surrealism
The exhibition investigates the fundamental role of women in the Surrealistic movement in the UK
Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High St, London E1 7QX, UK
The collective exhibition explores the pivotal role of women as both artists and organisers in the context of British Surrealism in the 1930s. “Phantoms of Surrealism” collects pieces by artists Sheila Legge, Claude Cahun, Ithell Colquhoun, Diana Brinton Lee, and others. The exhibition path sheds new light on the role of women through archive material from the Gallery and loans from the National Galleries of Scotland, West Dean College of Arts and Conservation and Jersey Heritage Trust.
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OPENING:
Tue – Sun 11 am – 6 pm
Tue – Sun 11 am – 6 pm
CLOSING DAYS:
Mon
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Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High St, London E1 7QX, UK
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