Matthew Gale

Matthew Gale is an independent art historian and curator, formerly senior curator at large, Tate Modern

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Surrealist pioneer Eileen Agar's remarkable life

A new edition of her 1980s autobiography brings this vivacious and well-connected artist back to life

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New book on the Surrealist Leonora Carrington emphasises the influence of place in her art

An illustrated biography of the British-born Mexico-based artist is illuminated by the spaces she occupied

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Mina Loy, the mysterious figure who depicted wartime New York’s underbelly

A new publication tells the story of the London-born poet and artist, many of whose works are lost

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Biography peers into Surrealist Meret Oppenheim’s early years

New book is first English translation of artist’s album From Childhood to 1943 and a previously unpublished autobiographical text

New biography and seven-volume catalogue raisonné bring order to the spiritual fascination of Hilma af Klint

These volumes on the Swedish artist will help cement her rightful place as a pioneer of abstract art

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Pioneering Parisian dealer Berthe Weill, who gave Modigliani his only show, is brought back to life in a new book

The first English translation of Weill’s 1933 memoir reveals a powerhouse of the Modern art world

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Pablo Picasso: personal and political collide in lively fourth volume of detailed biography

The Minotaur Years relays the artist's strife as he entered his 50s and one of the most turbulent decades of European history