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Two galleries will pair works by Leonora Carrington and Cecilia Vicuña
Lehmann Maupin and Gallery Wendi Norris are organizing a two-part exhibition of works by Leonora Carrington and Cecilia Vicuña.
The first part opens at Lehmann Maupin in New York on November 19, and the second opens at Gallery Wendi Norris in San Francisco in January.
Carrington was a Surrealist artist, while Vicuña is an artist and poet.
They met in Mexico City in 1969, when Carrington gave Vicuña advice that helped her turn a vision into a painting.
The exhibition will pair historical works by Carrington with new and earlier works by Vicuña.
The two locations will show different selections, with some works appearing in both parts.
The pairing is intended to help viewers consider Carrington’s influence on Vicuña and how the artists’ work relates.
Lehmann Maupin and Gallery Wendi Norris will present a two-part exhibition pairing Leonora Carrington and Cecilia Vicuña.
The exhibition will open at Lehmann Maupin in New York on November 19 and at Gallery Wendi Norris in San Francisco in January.
It will include new works by Vicuña alongside historical works by Carrington.
The artists met in Mexico City in 1969, where Carrington gave Vicuña advice that helped her develop a painting process.
The galleries said the exhibition will explore the relationship between the artists and Carrington’s influence on Vicuña.
- Who
- Lehmann Maupin and Gallery Wendi Norris are collaborating on an exhibition of works by Leonora Carrington and Cecilia Vicuña.
- What
- A two-part exhibition will pair the artists’ work for the first time.
- When
- The first part opens November 19; the second opens in January.
- Where
- Lehmann Maupin in New York and Gallery Wendi Norris in San Francisco.
- Why
- The galleries were guided by the relationship between the artists and Carrington’s influence on Vicuña.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Vicuña met Carrington in Mexico City while traveling back to Chile after a trip to New York.
Wendi Norris proposed the exhibition to Rachel Lehmann.
Lehmann recalled the proposal after visiting Vicuña’s solo show at the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
The first part of the exhibition is scheduled to open at Lehmann Maupin in New York.
The second part is scheduled to open at Gallery Wendi Norris in San Francisco.
- Artists
- Leonora Carrington and Cecilia Vicuña
- Participating galleries
- Lehmann Maupin and Gallery Wendi Norris
- First venue
- Lehmann Maupin, New York
- Second venue
- Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco
- Vicuña painting
- Polvo del Sahara/Saharan Desert Dust (2026)
What people are saying
Things sometimes take time until they sit in the right place
I love putting Leonora Carrington’s work in new context
I’m constantly trying to imagine how she would respond to things that we do, like this exhibition.
What has struck me most in speaking to Cecilia over the years was the influence that Carrington brought to her practice.
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