Description
The female protagonists of the Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego either come from real life or derive from the world's great legends, fairy tales, and myths. As complicated heroines of our time they have endured illegal abortions or fight against the limitations of traditional gender roles instead of dragons.
"My favorite themes are power games and hierarchies". Rego's oeuvre is a tour de force of creativity. Endlessly versatile and inexhaustible, it is deeply rooted in pictorial worlds and stories from both past and present. This volume approaches the remarkable wealth of Rego's multi-faceted universe through a range of different perspectives and tells of the power of history and emotions, women's rights and invisible structures of domination.
The female protagonists of the Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego either come from real life or derive from the world's great legends, fairy tales, and myths. As complicated heroines of our time they have endured illegal abortions or fight against the limitations of traditional gender roles instead of dragons.
About the Author
Eva Reifert (b. in Mainz) has been the Curator of 19th-Century and Modern Art at Kunstmuseum Basel since 2016.
Book Information
ISBN 9783777443126
Author Kunstmuseum Basel
Format Paperback
Page Count 232
Imprint Hirmer Verlag
Publisher Hirmer Verlag
"My favorite themes are power games and hierarchies". Rego's oeuvre is a tour de force of creativity. Endlessly versatile and inexhaustible, it is deeply rooted in pictorial worlds and stories from both past and present. This volume approaches the remarkable wealth of Rego's multi-faceted universe through a range of different perspectives and tells of the power of history and emotions, women's rights and invisible structures of domination.
The female protagonists of the Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego either come from real life or derive from the world's great legends, fairy tales, and myths. As complicated heroines of our time they have endured illegal abortions or fight against the limitations of traditional gender roles instead of dragons.
About the Author
Eva Reifert (b. in Mainz) has been the Curator of 19th-Century and Modern Art at Kunstmuseum Basel since 2016.
Book Information
ISBN 9783777443126
Author Kunstmuseum Basel
Format Paperback
Page Count 232
Imprint Hirmer Verlag
Publisher Hirmer Verlag
