31: Leonor Fini • The Dark Masquerade

Leonor Fini did not limit art to the confines of the frame, for her, it spilled out into all of life itself. Every year, Fini and her two lovers, Stanislao & Kot, would host soirees at an abandoned monastery on the island of Corsica. If you were invited, it meant you were part of her inner circle. The only requirement was: come dressed in a mask and costume–the more elaborate, the better.

Join me on a masquerade through Fini's imagination. Along the way we will witness a battle of wits between Dalí and Fini, we will also appreciate selected artworks from Fini’s mid-to-late career and interview Lissa Rivera, the curator for the first Leonor Fini retrospective exhibition in the USA.

View the Companion Gallery for this episode: https://mjdorian.com/fini/

(This is Part 2 of the Leonor Fini series, you can find Part 1 by scrolling down to Episode 30 in your podcast feed.)

Learn more about Lissa Rivera (Photographer / Curator): 

Website: http://www.lissarivera.com

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Resources used for research on this episode:

Books

• Sphinx: The Life and Art of Leonor Fini by Peter Webb

• Rogomelec by Leonor Fini

• Interview with the Muse by Nina Winter

• Leonor Fini: Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings by Richard Overstreet & Neil Zukerman

Podcast

• Les grandes dame de l'art, Episode 8: Leonor Fini

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Credits...

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Thank you to my Dream Maker tier!

Executive Producer: Mike Hill

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