Paula Rego: Story Line

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Marking the largest exhibition of Paula Rego's drawings to date, this new publication written by the artist’s son, Nick Willing, tells the story of Rego’s extraordinary life through an illuminating selection of drawings from across her career. The featured drawings offer unique insight into where she was, both artistically and biographically, and how as a ‘drawrer’ (her own word) Rego came to understand herself and the world around her – the immediate world of domestic life and family relationships, and the worlds of art and politics, which she responded to with characteristic humour, honesty and defiance.

These vary from intimate drawings to studies for some of Rego’s most recognisable paintings. They are accompanied by photographs and other rarely-seen archival material to build a uniquely personal account of what drove and sustained her, what she was challenged by and what she overcame to become one of our most beloved and important artists.

Special exhibition price £35