What's On Public Talks
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Carrington on Film Thurs 5 August, 6pm Stefan van Raay introduces film footage about Leonora Carrington. Free with admission
Remedios Varo, Creation of the Birds (Creacion de las aves), 1957, Oil on masonite © Remedios Varo, DACS/VEGAP, (ex: Chichester, Norwich), 2010.
Talks Surreal Friends in Conversation Tues 22 Jun, 6pm A conversation presented by the co-curators of the exhibition, Stefan van Raay (Director, Pallant House Gallery), Joanna Moorhead (Journalist and relation of Leonora Carrington), and Teresa Arcq (Remedios Varo scholar) offering an insight into the stories of the exhibitions and the personal experiences of the curators in organising this international event. £10 (students £8.25, Friends £6.25) includes a free drink Surrealism in Sussex Thurs 15 July, 6pm Learn about the fascinating role Sussex has played in the story of Surrealism and the links between 44
Sussex, Mexico and the Surreal Friends in this evening lecture with Dr Sharon-Michi Kusonoki, Head of Research and Curator of Edward James' former residence at West Dean. £10 (students £8.25, Friends £6.25) includes admission and a drink Leonora Carrington's Magic Tales Thurs 29 July, 6pm Alongside her paintings Leonora Carrington has also produced an extensive body of writing such as 'The Debutante', 'Little Francis', 'The Hearing Trumpet' and 'The Invention of Mole'. Her stories are imaginative, surreal, and often funny. The distinguished writer, critic and historian Professor Marina Warner introduces Carrington as a writer. £10 (students £8.25, Friends £6.25) includes a free drink
Mexico Profundo: A Magical Journey through Mexico Thurs 12 August, 6pm Join the Director of the Mexican Tourist Board Manual Diaz-Cebrian, artist Alejandro Pintado, and artist and anthropologist Antonio Rodriguez-Rivera, in conversation with Alexandra Haas Paciuc, in this multi-faceted magical journey through the Mexico of Surreal Friends through subjects such as art, politics, anthropology, literature, spectacular landscapes and historic cities. Free, followed by a glass of mezcal Women and Surrealism Thurs 2 Sept, 6pm Professor Dawn Ades (Essex University) speaks about the role women have played in the history of Surrealism. A Fellow of the British Academy and a trustee of Tate, Ades was awarded an OBE in 2002 for her services to art history. She has published works on photomontage, Dadaism, Surrealism, women artists and Mexican muralists. £10 (students £8.25, Friends £6.25) includes admission and a drink.