Surrealism in Mexico: Artists, Exiles, and Cultural Exchange (1938–1955)

1. Breton visits Mexico and engages Rivera circle

   Apr 1, 1938Labels: Andr Breton, Diego Rivera, Leon Trotsky

   • Revolutionary Art
   • Trotsky Manifesto

2. Revolutionary art manifesto drafted in Mexico City

   Jul 25, 1938Labels: Andr Breton, Leon Trotsky, Diego Rivera

   • Trotsky Manifesto
   • Revolutionary Art

3. Frida Kahlo’s first solo show opens in New York

   Nov 1, 1938Labels: Frida Kahlo, Julien Levy, New York

   • Julien Levy
   • PMA Collection

4. Paalen arrives in Mexico as war spreads

   Sep 1, 1939Labels: Wolfgang Paalen, World War

   • Paalen Bio

5. Kati Horna reaches Mexico and joins exile circles

   Oct 1, 1939Labels: Kati Horna, photography, exile circles

   • Horna Bio
   • Horna ES

6. International Surrealist Exhibition opens in Mexico City

   Jan 17, 1940Labels: International Surrealist, Galer a, In s

   • In s Amor
   • Met Catalogue

7. Remedios Varo arrives in Mexico City in exile

   Nov 1, 1941Labels: Remedios Varo, Spanish exile, Mexico City

   • Varo Bio

8. Leonora Carrington relocates to Mexico

   Jan 1, 1942Labels: Leonora Carrington, Mexico relocation

   • Carrington Bio
   • Encyclopedia

9. Paalen launches DYN magazine in Mexico City

   Jan 1, 1942Labels: DYN magazine, Wolfgang Paalen, Mexico City

   • DYN Wiki
   • Princeton DYN

10. Frida Kahlo’s Mexico City solo exhibition

    Apr 1, 1953Labels: Frida Kahlo, Lola lvarez, Mexico City

    • Britannica
    • Kahlo Bio

11. Death of Frida Kahlo reshapes the movement’s legacy

    Jul 13, 1954Labels: Frida Kahlo, death 1954

    • Kahlo Bio

12. Remedios Varo achieves breakout success with first solo show

    Jan 1, 1956Labels: Remedios Varo, first solo

    • NMWA Varo
    • Christie s Varo