The article reports on 'Shape of Dreams,' an exhibition at L'SPACE Gallery in New York that showcases Leonora Carrington's sculptures and wearable art, including large-scale lost-wax bronze castings and gold-plated jewelry. The works, created mostly late in her life or posthumously, feature mythical beings, cloaked figures, and human-animal hybrids that directly emerge from her surrealist paintings. The exhibition runs through July 25.
This exhibition matters because it highlights a lesser-known dimension of Carrington's practice—sculpture and jewelry—expanding public understanding of the artist beyond her famous paintings. By bringing her fantastical two-dimensional creatures into three-dimensional space, 'Shape of Dreams' underscores Carrington's enduring influence on surrealism and her unique ability to merge personal mythology, trauma, and material experimentation, while also connecting to concurrent exhibitions and a biopic that continue to revive interest in her legacy.