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Feminist-Surrealist Blog

Mar 8, 20211 min read

International Women's Day: pairing surrealism with song

In celebration of International Women's Day 2021, The Debutante is sharing a selection of artworks by women surrealists with suggested...

Jan 5, 20213 min read

Are you sitting uncomfortably? Iva Kinnaird’s uncanny couches

In her first London-based solo show, the Texas-based artist invites viewers to step into nostalgic paintings characterised by absence....

Oct 29, 202013 min read

The Divinity of Water: An Interview with artist Oletha DeVane By Leah Clare Michaels

The following is an excerpt from the full interview and conversation between Oletha DeVane and Leah Clare Michaels. This transcript has...

Sep 3, 20207 min read

The surreal space between truth and fiction: Mary Harman

By Sarah Messerschmidt I first encountered Mary Harman through my mother (they are long time peripheral friends) and have spent many...

May 28, 20204 min read

The Avant-Garde Indoors: A Lockdown Tribute to Francesca Woodman

Isolation “is not a deprivation of liberty, but an opening towards new perspectives”.

Apr 27, 202015 min read

‘Strange Phenomena’: Tracing Surreal Feline Metamorphosis between Kate Bush, Fini &Deren.

Though never self-defining as a surrealist, Bush holds avant-garde poetics and surrealist sensibilities..

Jan 13, 20197 min read

“I am using myself as my muse”: interview with feminist surrealist, Penny Slinger

Self-identifying woman surrealist Penny Slinger took on the avant-garde scene of second wave feminism by storm. A slick photomonteur and...