Painter, sculptor and writer with a world of her own in which magic, folklore and the occult held a preponderant place, Leonora Carrington broke the schemes imposed on women in the 20th century with her indisputable talent. And the Hotel Xcaret Arte, in the Riviera Maya, celebrates this great creator with a temporary exhibition of her sculptural work.
“Alchemy in bronze and imaginary labyrinths” at the Hotel Xcaret Arte
The exhibition is a tribute to the English nationalized Mexican on her death anniversary, which took place on May 25, 2011 in Mexico City. For this reason, this temporary exhibition was inaugurated on May 26 in the hotel’s Jardín del Arte and can be seen until September 17, 2023.
Also included are ten sculptures that Carrington made between 1999 and 2011, in his last years of life, with the lost-wax bronze technique; which belong to the Fundación Artística Velasco Collection.
In the same way, you can discover ancestral and sacred female figures that evoke magic, Celtic mythology, Kabbalah and fantastic literature: Horseback Riding, Harpist, Bandolonist, Mute Singer and The Minotaur’s Daughter, are just some of the sculptures exhibited.
Arts Promotion Program
Actually, the Hotel Xcaret Arte, through this program, invites its guests to discover Mexican artistic expressions and “feel” them with all their might. Hence, in various areas of the hotel you can enjoy the works of prominent national artists.
More about Leonora Carrington
Dreamlike landscapes, musical instruments and animals are some of the recurring themes in his work. She was considered the last survivor of the Surrealist movement, as she outlived all those artists involved in that movement, such as Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí.
In fact, Carrington arrived in Mexico in 1942, fleeing from his father and the horrors of World War II, and practically fell in love with the Mexican art scene. She lived in our country until her death.
Finally, regarding her legacy, the artist produced abundant pictorial and sculptural work that is part of the most important museums in the world. In Mexico, the Museum of Modern Art houses an important collection of hers and several of her copper sculptures brighten up the urban landscape in different Mexican cities.