Paula Rego at IMMA: Obedience and Defiance

IMMA is proud to present Paula Rego at IMMA, a two-part film by director Gar O’Rourke that captures and explores the major retrospective exhibition Paula Rego: Obedience & Defiance, shown at IMMA from September 2020 to May 2021. This first film, Paula Rego at IMMA: Obedience and Defiance, is a journey through the exhibition at IMMA led by the museum’s Senior Curator, Christina Kennedy, and Paula Rego’s son, filmmaker and producer, Nick Willing. In the film, Christina Kennedy guides us through the exhibition revealing some of the principal themes behind Paula Rego’s stunning works, whilst Nick Willing offers us a rare insight into the artist’s personal life, which ultimately informed her work. Rego’s work is highly personal and politicised. An uncompromising artist of extraordinary imaginative power, Rego redefined figurative art and revolutionised how women are represented. Stay tuned for part two, Paula Rego: Experienced, premiering this Thursday, 1 July. Find out more about Paula Rego at IMMA here: https