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Come to Me Paula Rego from Jane Eyre, 2001 – 2002. Courtesy Paula Rego and Cristea Roberts Gallery, London ©️ Paula Rego
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Mist I (from Pendle Witches series) Paula Rego 1996 Courtesy Paula Rego and Cristea Roberts Gallery, London ©️ Paula Rego
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Seduction of Prince Pig, Paula Rego, 2006 Courtesy Paula Rego and Cristea Roberts Gallery, London ©️ Paula Rego.
Exhibition
Paula Rego : Subversive Stories
5 Feb 2022 – 29 May 2022
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Tuesday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 11:00 – 18:00
Address
- 16 Narrow Quay
- Bristol, BS1 4QA
- Bristol
England - BS1 4QA
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Most city centre bus services stop within walking distance of Arnolfini. The nearest stops are at The Centre and Queen Square.
- Arnolfini is a 15 minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads railway station. A taxi rank can be found outside the station.
Arnolfini are proud to present the work of Paula Rego, unarguably one of the most important figurative artists of her generation.
About
Unarguably one of the most important figurative artists of her generation, Arnolfini welcome you to venture into the extraordinary imagination of Dame Paula Rego RA.
Featuring over 70 prints from across Rego’s extensive career, the exhibition enters into a world where she interweaves her wit and dark humour to reimagine classic tales, creating surreal and subversive stories with not so ‘wicked’ women at their heart.
Exploring printmaking as a process that informs Rego’s multi-layered interpretations, the exhibition looks deeper at Rego’s mastery of the medium (encompassing lithography, etching and screen print) as printmaking takes on a metaphorical meaning, bringing shadowy readings to childish mischief, whereas as the harrowing practices of illegal abortion or female genital mutilation are brought out into the light.
Following on from the largest retrospective to date of the artist’s work at Tate Britain (July to October 2021), Rego makes a very welcome return to Arnolfini almost 40 years after her first exhibition with the gallery (in 1982-83), creating an opportunity for a new generation of visitors to explore the artist’s subversive stories.
