Remedios Varo - Science Fictions

Remedios Varo - Science Fictions, edited by Caitlin Haskell and Tere Arcq / ISBN 9780300273212 / 183-page hardback, 8.5 x 12 inches published in 2023 by the Art Institute of Chicago in partnership with the Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City *** An exploration of the captivating work and mystical outlook of the modern artist Remedios Varo, focusing on her years in Mexico City This publication offers a definitive look at the artistic practice of Remedios Varo (1908–1963) following her emigration from Spain to Mexico City in 1941. Her work from 1955 to 1963 made a lasting contribution to modern art and the legacy of Surrealism. In Remedios Varo: Science Fictions, fresh historical and material findings establish the integral relationship between Varo’s layered interests—in alchemy, architecture, magic, mysticism, philosophy, and science—and her beguiling technical approach to art making. Essays detail specific works’ complex stories and spectacular surfaces. An illustrated taxonomy of Va