Short story inspired by Dorothea Tanning, Pour Gustave l’adoré, 1974 currently shown online at Dorothea Tanning: Mermaids and Metaphors - Chapter One of Journeys, a series of in-depth explorations of individual artworks hosted by Alison Jacques Gallery 10th -31st August (online) I descend into the depths of the ocean inside a bubble. Like a diver in a protective cage looking for a killer shark. Except that I am not looking for a shark. I am looking for Mum. Hurt? Of course no

Tate Modern, London On until 9th June 2019 (£13 admission - worth every penny) Dorothea Tanning’s exhibition at Tate Modern doesn’t seem to be as popular as Pierre Bonnard’s. I can’t help but speculate that this is due to the disturbing quality of the paintings being used as promotional material for the show. Tanning was born in the USA in 1910 to Swedish parents. She lived to 101 and married German artist Max Ernst in 1946. At the beginning of her career she was an advertisi