Diego, Remedios, Frida et al

“Disquieting presence”. 1959. By Remedios Varo. (MAM, Mexico city) Remedios Varo (1908-1963) was born in Spain. One of the first women to study art in Madrid. She went to Paris in 1937. As many artists did then. Like Leonora Carrington, she left Europe in 1941 for Mexico. Never came back. She is one of the…

And the rain came in…

“I remember the day he came. It was a Sat’day. The day it began to rain. I didn’t see him myself that day. Freddy told me.” “Freddy Henderson?” “Yes. Freddy was… he was… comin’ back from the lake. He’d gone… fishin’. Yep. Fishin’!” “At night? Freddy must’ve been poaching. Never mind. I’ll talk to him…

Where have all the flowers gone*

Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?Where have all the flowers gone? Young girls have picked them everyone.Oh, when will they ever learn?Oh, when will they ever learn? Where have all the young girls gone, long time passing?Where have all the young girls gone, long…