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KK S186 Face above the water
Exhibition
Ken Kiff: The Sequence
17 Nov 2018 – 21 Apr 2019
Address
- University of East Anglia
- Norwich
- NR4 7TJ
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Bus numbers 25, 25a and x25 run from Norwich city centre to UEA ' ask for the Sainsbury Centre stop. Park & Ride service 604 runs Monday to Friday to the main UEA bus stop.
Ken Kiff was one of the most original artists working in Britain at the end of the 20th century.
About
Widely considered to be one of the most important artists of his generation, Kiff spent his career exploring issues that fused the complexity of the individual psyche with everyday life. This major exhibition is the first showing of his work in a public gallery for over 25 years, and comes at a time when many are re-appraising Kiff’s unique contribution.
This show focuses on selected works from the artist’s seminal series The Sequence. Begun in the 1970s and regarded by Kiff as a single work, The Sequence was an ongoing series of vivid paintings on paper that explored a consistent set of themes and images. In some ways, Kiff was seeking to create a contemporary mythology and symbolism. Within the images, figurative elements fluidly combine with abstract forms. This, coupled with his use of colour, results in an utterly distinctive visual language. Ken Kiff: The Sequence at the Sainsbury Centre will be the biggest ever single display of this significant body of work.
