17 Mar – 29 Sep, 2015
See full schedule below
Entry is free (Tours extra)
Three Ana Maria Pacheco sculpture exhibitions ran concurrently at Norwich Cathedral, the keep at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery and at the Catholic Cathedral of St John the Baptist Starting on Tuesday March 17th. A fourth exhibition at the Gallery at Norwich University of the Arts closed on 26 April. This showed the 1985 sculpture, The Banquet, that reflects on abuse or exercise of power. This work, from 1985, dates from the time that the artist was Head of Fine Art at what was then Norwich School of Art. In Norwich Cathedral, Shadows of the Wanderer, 2008 was installed in the North Transept and remained there up to and including 14 December. This work reflects on concerns about migration and the movement of displaced peoples. Enchanted Garden, eight new polychromed alabaster reliefs were installed on the balcony level in the Norman Keep at Norwich Castle. And two studies of heads, John the Baptist I and II, that also reflect on the exercise and abuse of power, were installed in the Catholic Cathedral. These installations all enabled a new and diverse audience to experience these powerful works in a setting removed from the more conventional gallery space. See below for admission times and dates.
Ana Maria Pacheco was born in Brazil. Following degrees in both Art and Music, she taught and lectured for several years at Universities in Goiás before coming to London in 1973 on a British Council Scholarship to the Slade School of Fine Art. Since 1973 she has lived and worked in England. From 1997 to 2000 she was Associate Artist at the National Gallery, London, a residency that culminated in a major exhibition of her work. She has received an Honorary Degree from the University of East Anglia and in 1999 she received the prestigious Ordem do Rio Branco from the Brazilian Government.
Study of Head (John the Baptist III), 1992 The Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Norwich
(only until 29 September)
Shadows of the Wanderer, 2008 Norwich Cathedral
Curated for Norfolk Contemporary Art Society, in association with Pratt Contemporary and in partnership with Norwich University of the Arts, Norwich Cathedral, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery and The Cathedral of St John the Baptist, these exhibitions explore the sculpture of Ana Maria Pacheco produced over the last four decades. Supported by Arts Council England.
Revised Timetable and Admission Times
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
17 March – 14 December 2015
Norwich Castle is showing Enchanted Garden, a new series of eight polychromed alabaster reliefs, in the Norman Keep.
Mon - Sat: 10 am - 4.30 pm. Sun: 1 - 4.30 pm
Norwich Cathedral
17 March – 14 December 2015
In the North Transept, Norwich Cathedral is exhibiting the 2008 sculpture, Shadows of the Wanderer.
Daily 7.30 am to 6.00 pm ADMISSION FREE
Recommended visiting times:
Monday to Saturday 9.30 am – 4.30 pm. Sunday 12 noon – 3 pm
The Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Norwich
17 March – 14 December 2015
The Catholic Cathedral of St John the Baptist is exhibiting two studies for heads:
Study for Requiem (John the Baptist I), 1989 is in the North Aisle of the Nave and will be there up to and including 14 December
Study of Head (John the Baptist III), 1992 is installed in the Baptistry (excluding times when the Baptistry is in use) and will be there only until 29 September.
ADMISSION FREE (Tours extra)
The Gallery at NUA
Closed 25 April, 2015
The Gallery at NUA, at St George’s Street, Norwich, NR3 1BB, will show an early work, The Banquet, completed in 1985 in Norwich, along with a related contextual work and large scale prints.
Tue – Sat, 12 – 5 pm. (Closed on Sun and Mon).
ADMISSION FREE.
Gallery will be closed from Friday 3 April to Wednesday 8 April inclusive.
We acknowledge financial support from the following bodies:
Arts Council England
Norfolk Contemporary Art Society
East Anglia Art Fund
Norwich Cathedral Exhibition Fund
Norwich University of the Arts
The John Jarrold Trust
Enchanted Garden, 2011-2015 Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery