Paula Rego – Secrets and Stories

The Tate Gallery's major retrospective of Paula Rego's work last year confirmed her position as one of the most important post-war European artists. The Corn Hall is proud to be exhibiting a survey of her prints, from early anti-Franco images to etching of her famous Nursery Rhymes and Peter Pan portfolios ,as well as unique, unpublished prints and preparatory studies.

 

To complement our exhibition we are screening Paula Rego - Secrets and Stories, a unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter Paula Rego directed by her son, film-maker Nick Willing. 

 

Notoriously private and guarded, Rego opens up for the first time, surprising her son with secrets and stories of her unique life, battling fascism, a misogynistic art world and manic depression. 

 

Born in Portugal, a country which her father told her was no good for women, Rego nevertheless used her powerful pictures as a weapon against the dictatorship before settling in London, where she continued to target women's issues such as abortion rights. But above all, her paintings are a cryptic glimpse into an intimate world of personal tragedy, perverse fantasies and awkward truths. 

 

Nick Willing combines a huge archive of home movies and family photographs with interviews spanning 60 years and in-depth studies of Rego at work in her studio. What emerges is a powerful personal portrait of an artist whose legacy will survive the years, graphically illustrated in pastel, charcoal and oil paint.

 

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1hr 29mins. Tickets are FREE but booking is advised.

 

 

If you have access issues please contact the Box Office on 01379 652241 to complete your booking so we can ensure that your visit is as comfortable and safe as possible. We have a limit on how many wheelchair spaces we can safely accommodate so these need to be reserved in advance.