The awards ceremony of the 17th London Greek Film Festival took place on Saturday 17 June 2023 at the Hellenic Centre in Marylebone, following selected screenings during the day. Film directors, screenwriters, producers, film lovers, journalists, awardees and finalists from many countries, attended the event which celebrates Greek cinema and culture from around the world.
Reframing Surrealism
On a hot June day in 1936, a striking figure was seen amongst the pigeons of Trafalgar Square, attired in a white gown, her head obscured by roses. It was artist and writer Sheila Legge as the ‘Phantom of Surrealism’, an appearance which heralded the London International Surrealist Exhibition. A new show at Whitechapel Gallery explores the vital contribution made by women like Legge to surrealism in Britain. Co-curators Nayia Yiakoumaki and Cameron Foote tell us more.
A: Was the âPhantom of Surrealismâ an artistic intervention, a publicity stunt, or both?
NY & CF: Sheila Leggeâs performance, captured by fellow surrealist and photographer Claude Cahun, has become one of the most recognisable images of surrealism in Britain â and this wasnât an accident. Working on this project, we were surprised to discover the extent of the strategy and planning that went into making the 1936 London International Surrealist Exhibition a public sens