{"id":213028,"date":"2026-04-28T19:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/213028\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T19:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:54:08","slug":"leonora-carringtons-enigmatic-sculptures-get-a-rare-outing-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/213028\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonora Carrington\u2019s Enigmatic Sculptures Get a Rare Outing in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

While many are familiar with the Surrealist worlds found in the paintings of British Mexican artist Leonora Carrington, her lesser-known sculptures reveal another dimension of her creative vision. Rarely exhibited in the United States, L\u2019Space Gallery<\/a> in New York is taking sharp focus on this unique facet of the artist\u2019s practice with the exhibition \u201cShape of Dreams: Sculptures by Leonora Carrington,\u201d on view through June 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

Produced in collaboration with Consigna Gallery of Mexico City and with the support of the Leonora Carrington Council, the tightly curated exhibition brings together significant bronze sculptures as well as several jewelry pieces that echo her singular approach to sculpture.<\/p>\n

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Leonora Carrington, The Palmist (2010). Courtesy of Courtesy of L\u2019Space Gallery.<\/p>\n

Born in Lancashire, England, in 1917, Carrington visited the International Surrealist Exhibition in London in 1936 and encountered the work of Max Ernst, which had a profound impact on the then-burgeoning artist. In the early 1940s, Carrington moved to Mexico City following the outbreak of World War II, where Surrealism had already begun to gain significant traction. Working across painting, writing, theater, and\u2014as illuminated in \u201cShape of Dreams\u201d\u2014sculpture, she developed artistic vernacular rooted in themes of mythology, the occult, and folklore.<\/p>\n

In her paintings, otherworldly realms populated by fantastical beings and creatures offer a glimpse into the artist\u2019s rich imagination. Through her sculptures, these figures confront the viewer in the third dimension.<\/p>\n

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Leonora Carrington, Sol Negro (n.d.). Courtesy of L\u2019Space Gallery.<\/p>\n

A standout work at L\u2019Space Gallery is The Palmist, an uncanny figure with elaborate garb and headdress that evokes the regalia of a priestess or goddess, alludes to the rich, mystic and spiritual human traditions that transcend cultural boundaries. The piece is also notable in Carrington\u2019s oeuvre as it was her first monumental piece produced for public display. Five years after the artist\u2019s death in 2011, a monumental edition was permanently placed in the Jard\u00edn del Antiguo Palacio del Arzobispado, Mexico City.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, La Inventora del Atole taps into the history and traditions of Mesoamerica. Atole, a hot beverage linked to themes of nourishment, care, and comfort, has been consumed for thousands of years. The totemic nature of the work and stylized form engages with this ancient past, a creative myth of a time-honored symbol.<\/p>\n

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Leonora Carrington, The Ship of Cranes (2010). Courtesy of L\u2019Space Gallery.<\/p>\n

Anchoring the mystic, spiritual nature of Carrington\u2019s sculptures, \u201cShape of Dreams\u201d centers on an immersive, interactive Tarot Reading Booth. Inside, viewers are invited to choose a card from a Tarot deck designed by Carrington, after which an A.I. reconstruction of the artist\u2019s voice delivers a reading in English, Spanish, and French.<\/p>\n

Complementing the presentation of Carrington\u2019s sculptures is a selection of works by her son, Pablo Weisz Carrington, including a work he produced in collaboration with his mother. Together, the works on view provide rare insight into Carrington\u2019s artistic worldbuilding, and blurs the boundary between her art and reality.<\/p>\n

\u201cShape of Dreams: Sculptures by Leonora Carrington\u201d is on view at L\u2019Space Gallery<\/a>, New York, through June 27, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While many are familiar with the Surrealist worlds found in the paintings of British Mexican artist Leonora Carrington,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213029,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[77094,84123,84119,84117,84120,24643,9,11,10,84124,6075,84118,84122,84121],"class_list":["post-213028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-artnet-news","tag-artnet-news-partner","tag-consigna-gallery","tag-lspace-gallery","tag-leonora-carrington-council","tag-mexico-city","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-partner-content","tag-sculpture","tag-shape-of-dreams","tag-surrealism","tag-tarot-reading-booth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213028\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}