Paula Rego – Dance among thornsGuided tour
Language: Norwegian / English (please contact us if you want the tour in English)
Group size: Up to 25 people. Groups larger than 25 must book two separate time slots. Group tours must be booked at least 7 days in advance.
Prices: Guided tour kr. 2500,- (members 10% discount) + entrance kr. 220,-/100,- per person. After completing the tour, you can move around freely in all exhibitions.
Contact us if you do not find available time slots for two groups.
The Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego (1935–2022) receives her first ever large-scale exhibition in the Nordic region. Her inspiration from Edvard Munch (1863–1944) is clearly visible in her color-rich, wildly imaginative, figurative paintings. Thematically, these question the complex power relations between women and men. One of her most important motifs is The Dance (1988), which has obvious links to Munch’s The Dance of Life (1899).
Rego grew up under the Salazar dictatorship in Portugal, an era in which women’s freedom and rights were severely limited. In the 1990s she became involved in the abortion issue, and eventually in 2007 the right to voluntary abortion was legalized in her homeland. The exhibition dedicates a whole room to her Untitled pastel paintings, which show the effect of authoritarian government on women’s sexuality, bodies and mental health.
More than 100 works by Paula Rego will be presented at MUNCH. This is the most comprehensive showing since her exhibition at Tate Britain in 2021, the year before her passing.
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