Dame Paula Rego: Will Gompertz reviews Obedience and Defiance in Milton Keynes

Will Gompertz | bbc.com | 15th June 2019

Paula Rego doesn’t do mild. Intense is closer to the mark, especially works dealing with issues – like abortion – that affect women. In these works, and others, her female figures seem empowered. The renowned “dog-woman” series shows female figures in dog-like poses, yet all possessed of an indomitable spirit. As one critic says “exhilarating, at times alarming”.