Tracing Reality and Fantasy in the Choreography of Suspiria, Hexentanz, and Blaubart
What is reality and what is fantasy? The Surrealist Manifesto (1924) outlines surrealism as a union of ‘conscious and unconscious realms...
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The Debutante
Dec 8, 20233 min read
REVIEW: Surrealism and Witchcraft, LAMB Gallery
In the 1975 inaugural issue of the seminal French feminist journal Sorcières, founder Xavière Gauthier asked, “Why witches?” Half a...
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The Debutante
May 19, 20234 min read
Dreams as a Portal to Feminist Consciousness: The Photomontages of Grete Stern
Grete Stern's seminal series Sueños is currently on view in the Carmen Thyssen Museum in Malaga. In this reflection on the exhibition,...
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The Debutante
Mar 20, 20237 min read
“A lot of my art decomposes on its own, returning to nature where it came from...”
The visual poetry of Melissa Meier’s art: an interview by Mirela Dialeti Brazilian artist Melissa Meier is internationally recognized for...
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The Debutante
Jan 13, 20235 min read
Remembering the 59th Venice Biennale to re-enchant the world
“Don’t try to intellectualize art,” Leonora Carrington said (1). Sacred cosmogonies converse with each other in this hugely spiritual...
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The Debutante
Oct 14, 20223 min read
Weaving Inspiration into Words: A Reflection on Remedios Varo by Rym Kechacha
I wouldn’t like to point to a single work of Remedios Varo and say it’s my favourite, but I will say that the one I return to more than...
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The Debutante
Jan 22, 20222 min read
5 unmissable Surrealism exhibitions in 2022
1) Surrealism and Magic: Enchanted Modernity Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice 9 April – 26 September 2022 Most relevant to the theme...
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The Debutante
Sep 30, 20217 min read
Fashioning the Fragments of Female Form: The Debutante in conversation with Lilia Ziamou
Lilia Ziamou's practice inhabits the intersection of the material and digital worlds, merging technology, fashion and sculpture to...
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