Eileen Agar

Alison Jacques presents its first exhibition of works by Eileen Agar (1899–1991) since announcing representation of the artist’s estate in Europe. A pioneering figure of British Surrealism, Agar was among the few women included in the landmark International Surrealist Exhibition in London in 1936 and later exhibited internationally alongside leading avant-garde artists. The exhibition offers an opportunity to revisit Agar’s inventive, dreamlike practice, following renewed interest in her work, including the major 2021 retrospective Angel of Anarchy at Whitechapel Gallery.