“Art is the only place you can do what you like. That’s freedom.”

June 8, 2022 9:17 AM

Artist Paula Rego, known for her visceral and unsettling work, dies aged 87

Flying mermaids and moonlit dancers – Paula Rego: a life in pictures [Grauniad]
Paula Rego (1935-2022), a mulher para quem a pintura vinha sempre primeiro [Público]
As obras de Paula Rego: viagem de vingança e auto-afirmação [Público]
Paula Rego, acclaimed Portuguese-British artist, dead at 87 [CNN]
Trailblazing artist Paula Rego has died aged 87 [Far Out Magazine]
Casa das Histórias [Paula Rego museum]
Previously

posted by chavenet (8 comments total)

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(I can't say it's art that particularly speaks to me - visually at least - but she sounds cool as hell. And I'm once again annoyed to learn about an artist only upon their death.) Thanks for the post!
posted by eotvos at 9:26 AM on June 8, 2022 [3 favorites]

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I have long had a copy of Paula Rego:Nursery Rhymes - but a great book but not for the sensitive child.
posted by rongorongo at 9:33 AM on June 8, 2022 [1 favorite]

Huge loss. A true artistic wonderment.

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posted by Ten Cold Hot Dogs at 10:10 AM on June 8, 2022 [1 favorite]

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posted by doornoise at 2:40 PM on June 8, 2022 [1 favorite]

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posted by Kattullus at 5:05 PM on June 8, 2022 [1 favorite]

She was a wonderful artist, and did so much with her work to challenge general notions of art and painting.

Thank you.

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posted by Phlegmco(tm) at 8:00 PM on June 8, 2022 [1 favorite]

A grande Paula Rego by MetaFilter's own MiguelCardoso
posted by chavenet at 1:32 AM on June 9, 2022

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posted by filtergik at 4:36 AM on June 10, 2022