Until recently, Leonora Carrington was best known as Max Ernst’s lover. The pair had a passionate love affair in the South of France, interrupted by nothing less than W.W. II. Ernst was arrested by the French authorities and Carrington escaped to Mexico. But Carrington was no muse—“I didn’t have time to be anyone’s muse,” she said. “I was too busy rebelling against my family and learning to be an artist.” In recent years, Carrington’s own Surrealist work has been attracting attention. Last year, the Wall Street Journal hailed her as “the next Frida Kahlo.” In Sussex, a career survey presents Carrington’s work across a wide range of media—tapestries, sketches, sculpture, jewelry, and paintings. —Elena Clavarino