Surrealist women artists and mental illness
Éditeur :
Manchester University Press
ISBN :
9781526180704
Date de publication :
7 avr. 2026
Dimensions :
24,0 x 17,0 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
737 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Surrealists idealised feminine madness for its purportedly unfettered access to the unconscious. At the same time, an unusually large number of surrealist women artists, including Leonora Carrington and Frida Kahlo, experienced mental illness. Did these women find the dream of feminised, mad genius prohibitive, or productive? -- .