Paula Rego's Map of Memory
National and Sexual Politics
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:29th Jan '19
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This title was first published in 2003. The artist Paula Rego was born in Portugal but has lived in Britain since 1951. In this well-illustrated book, Maria Manuel Lisboa explores the background behind Rego's decision to leave the land of her birth and, in doing so, provides fascinating insights into Rego's persistent portrayal of uneasy and predatory relations between men and women. Looking back over the national, religious and sexual politics of Portugal during Rego's childhood under the shadow of the Salazar dictatorship and subsequently, Lisboa locates the origins of the artist's preoccupation with power and powerlessness, violence and abuse within the political and ideological status quo of Portugal, past and present. Lisboa's clear and thoughtful analysis offers an ambitious contribution to the study of patriarchy, Catholicism and Fascism and their expression in the work of this artist.
'Lisboa enriches our response to Rego's art by restoring its historical and political context. Rego's play on cruelty and power has been remarked on before, but Lisboa uncovers deeper layers of resonance.' Frances Spalding, TLS 'This valuable addition to the literature on the contemporary Portuguese artist Paula Rego is particularly useful since it places her work in a specifically Portuguese context, one which has not been adequately explored by other studies of her work in English... a vigorous new analysis of this important contemporary artist which should be useful both to scholars of Portuguese culture and society and to those more interested in Rego from a purely painterly perspective.' David Frier, Bulletin of Spanish Studies '... this magnificent guided tour.' The Contemporary Review
ISBN: 9781138720671
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 476g
252 pages