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North America represented a place free from European traditions for women Surrealistsboth native-born U.S. and Mexican citizens as well as émigrés fleeing war-torn Europe. Unlike their male counterparts who usually cast women as objects for their delectation and imagination, female Surrealists delved into their own subconscious and dreams. For them this exploration was one of self-discovery as this new knowledge empowered and ultimately enabled them to create extraordinary visual images, both personal and universal. Their art was primarily about identity: portraits, double portraits, couple portraits, self-portraits, self-referential images, and masquerades that demonstrate in deceptively straightforward as well as ambiguously abstract terms the trials and pleasures of these women.
Arranged thematically, approximately 175 works in a variety of media date from 1931 to 1968. A handful of slightly later examples will demonstrate Surrealism's historical overlap and influence on the feminist movement. Iconic figures such as Louise Bourgeois , Leonora Carrington , Frida Kahlo , Lee Miller , Kay Sage , Dorothea Tanning , and Remedios Varo will be represented along with lesser known or newly discovered practitioners, including Maya Deren , Helen Lundeberg , María Izquierdo , Jacqueline Lamba , and Janet Sobel .
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KünstlerInnen: Louise Bourgeois , Leonora Carrington , Frida Kahlo , Lee Miller , Kay Sage , Dorothea Tanning , Remedios Varo , Maya Deren , Helen Lundeberg , María Izquierdo , Jacqueline Lamba , Janet Sobel
