Paula Rego - Dance Among Thorns

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Power and vulnerability, desire and anger – Paula Rego, an influential political artist and feminist icon, explored these themes with a striking blend of humour and gravity. For the first time in the Nordic region, discover the full breadth of her figurative, poetic and political practice in this captivating exhibition.

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 colour-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).