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Days of the Dead: Celebration, Commemoration, Cult

Days of the Dead: Celebration, Commemoration, Cult

6th Jun 2002 - 14th Jul 2002

The 9th annual special exhibition curated by the MA Museology students from the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia.

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Vivencias

Vivencias

2nd Jul 2002 - 1st Sep 2002

Dialogues between the works of Brazilian artists from the 1960s to 2002

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Personification

Personification

30th Jul 2002 - 8th Sep 2002

Portraits by Clare Shenstone

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Fabrications

Fabrications

1st Oct 2002 - 8th Dec 2002

Work by Kathleen McFarlane

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Slip

Slip

1st Oct 2002 - 8th Dec 2002

Artists in the Netherlands and Britain working with ceramic

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The Anderson Collection of Art Nouveau

The Anderson Collection of Art Nouveau

28th Jan 2003 - 4th May 2003

A celebration of the sumptuous style that swept Europe and America at the turn of the nineteenth century.

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Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

28th Jan 2003 - 22nd Apr 2003

Blurring the boundaries between practical seating and sculpture, Sitting Pretty reminded us that a chair is rarely just a chair.

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25 Years

25 Years

13th May 2003 - 31st Aug 2003

This special exhibition celebrated the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia.

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Rain or Shine

Rain or Shine

28th May 2003 - 22nd Jun 2003

The 10th annual special exhibition to be curated by the MA Museology students from the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia.

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Indian Miniature Paintings from the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection

Indian Miniature Paintings from the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection

8th Jul 2003 - 14th Sep 2003

An exhibition dedicated to the vibrant colour and intricate detail of the thirty-two Indian Miniature Paintings of the Sainsbury Collection.

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Incommunicado

Incommunicado

30th Sep 2003 - 14th Dec 2003

Incommunicado brings together film, video, installation, sculpture, text-based work and photography to explore the subject of communication breakdown.

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Machu Picchu & the Camera

Machu Picchu & the Camera

27th Jan 2004 - 14th Mar 2004

Photographs of a mysterious ruined city of incredible beauty.

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Latin American Art: Contexts and Accomplices

Latin American Art: Contexts and Accomplices

27th Jan 2004 - 21st Mar 2004

This extraordinarily diverse exhibition explored the dynamic relationship between contemporary and indigenous art in Latin America.

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Through the Surface

Through the Surface

6th Apr 2004 - 13th Jun 2004

Through the Surface brought together fourteen artists who have spun, woven, folded, pleated, knitted and embroidered astonishing fibre works...

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Heroes or Villains?

Heroes or Villains?

8th Jun 2004 - 18th Jul 2004

The 11th annual special exhibition curated by the MA Museology students from the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia.

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Rupert Spira

Rupert Spira

29th Jun 2004 - 25th Jul 2004

An exhibition of exquisite ceramics from the acclaimed studio potter, Rupert Spira

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Out There Preview

Out There Preview

1st Jan 2005 - 2nd Jul 2005

Discover art in the parkland at UEA this summer

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Window Show

Window Show

4th Jan 2005 - 31st Mar 2006

A Selection of work from the UEA Collection of Abstract and Constructivist Art, Architecture and Design

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Out There

Out There

3rd Feb 2005 - 4th Feb 2005

Site Visit 1

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Building Project

Building Project

15th Mar 2005 - 31st Jan 2006

Photographs by Andy Crouch

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Art on the hoardings

Art on the hoardings

16th Mar 2005 - 15th May 2005

Large-scale art work on the hoardings surrounding the Sainsbury Centre

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Out There

Out There

23rd Mar 2005 - 24th Mar 2005

Site Visit 2

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Out There

Out There

18th Apr 2005 - 19th Apr 2005

Site Visit 3

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Out There

Out There

2nd Jul 2005 - 29th Aug 2005

Discover art in the parkland at UEA this summer

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Art on the Hoardings

Art on the Hoardings

10th Aug 2005 - 9th Oct 2005

Large-scale art work on the hoardings surrounding the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.

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Pacific Encounters: Art & Divinity in Polynesia 1760 - 1860

Pacific Encounters: Art & Divinity in Polynesia 1760 - 1860

21st May 2006 - 13th Aug 2006

A major exhibition of Polynesian art from collections around the world.

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Stop Right There ! The art of capturing movement. UEA MA Museology students on-line exhibition

Stop Right There ! The art of capturing movement. UEA MA Museology students on-line exhibition

20th Jun 2006 - 20th Sep 2006

An art exhibition in your own home...virtually!

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Francis Bacon: Paintings from the 1950s

Francis Bacon: Paintings from the 1950s

26th Sep 2006 - 10th Dec 2006

An exhibition of paintings from Francis Bacon's early career.

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Martin Bloch: A Painter\'s Painter

Martin Bloch: A Painter's Painter

30th Jan 2007 - 15th Apr 2007

A celebration of the work of German �migr� artist Martin Bloch.

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The Anderson Collection of Art Nouveau

The Anderson Collection of Art Nouveau

30th Jan 2007 - 17th Jun 2007

A celebration of the sumptuous style that swept Europe and America at the turn of the nineteenth century.

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Waterlog

Waterlog

30th Jan 2007 - 24th Jun 2007

Alec Finlay and Guy Moreton

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Something That I\'ll Never Really See: Contemporary Photography from the V&A

Something That I'll Never Really See: Contemporary Photography from the V&A;

1st May 2007 - 24th Jun 2007

A selection of recently acquired photographs dating from the 1990s to the present, from the V&A; Collection.

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Garden Greats: Nature and the Arts

Garden Greats: Nature and the Arts

5th Jun 2007 - 9th Sep 2007

A new on-line exhibition by the MA Museology Students!

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AfterShock: Conflict, Violence and Resolution

AfterShock: Conflict, Violence and Resolution

14th Jul 2007 - 2nd Sep 2007

In the summer of 2007 the Sainsbury Centre will look at conflict and violence in contemporary art.

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Alien Nation

Alien Nation

2nd Oct 2007 - 9th Dec 2007

An exhibition exploring the relationship between science fiction, race and contemporary art.

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Eye-Music: Kandinsky, Klee and all that Jazz

Eye-Music: Kandinsky, Klee and all that Jazz

2nd Oct 2007 - 9th Dec 2007

An exhibition that explores the correspondence between visual art and music at the beginning of the 20th century.

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Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy: Work in Progress

Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy: Work in Progress

2nd Oct 2007 - 9th Dec 2007

A display of work by artist Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy

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Reflections - Paintings by Peter Sek. Window Show, Elizabeth Fry Building, UEA

Reflections - Paintings by Peter Sek. Window Show, Elizabeth Fry Building, UEA

19th Nov 2007 - 20th Dec 2007

A selection of work from Norfolk-based artist Peter Sek

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En-titled

En-titled

3rd Jan 2008 - 13th Jan 2008

An exhibition of art by young people in the eastern region

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Cloth & Culture Now

Cloth & Culture Now

29th Jan 2008 - 1st Jun 2008

Cloth & Culture Now examines the influence of culture and tradition on contemporary textile practice

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In the Beginning...The Art of Creation

In the Beginning...The Art of Creation

4th Jun 2008 - 4th Sep 2008

A new on-line exhibition by the MA Museology students.

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Mapping Norfolk

Mapping Norfolk

1st Jul 2008 - 31st Aug 2008

This thought provoking exhibition aims to rediscover and celebrate our local heritage by encouraging a fresh outlook on the diverse Norfolk landscape.

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Margaret Mellis - A Life in Colour

Margaret Mellis - A Life in Colour

1st Jul 2008 - 31st Aug 2008

A retrospective exhibition which follows the prolific career of this Suffolk-based artist.

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Constructed - 40 Years of the UEA Collection

Constructed - 40 Years of the UEA Collection

1st Jul 2008 - 14th Dec 2008

The most extensive exhibition of the UEA Collection since it was founded in 1968.

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Slet

Slet

23rd Sep 2008 - 14th Dec 2008

Dont miss Slet, a new exhibition in the Link, which explores the possibility of interaction between exercise, art and architecture

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On Location: Art, Space and Place in the 1960s

On Location: Art, Space and Place in the 1960s

23rd Sep 2008 - 14th Dec 2008

An exhibition exploring the transformation in the relationship between artwork, gallery and viewer in the late 1960s

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China China China!!!

China China China!!!

10th Feb 2009 - 3rd May 2009

Chinese Contemporary Art Beyond the Global Market

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An Impossible Journey

An Impossible Journey

2nd Jun 2009 - 30th Aug 2009

The Art and Theatre of Tadeusz Kantor

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Take a Look at Me Now

Take a Look at Me Now

2nd Jun 2009 - 30th Aug 2009

Contemporary Art from Poland

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Subversive Spaces

Subversive Spaces

29th Sep 2009 - 13th Dec 2009

Surrealism and Contemporary Art

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The East Anglians

The East Anglians

29th Sep 2009 - 13th Dec 2009

Photographs by Justin Partyka

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Culture of the Countryside Exhibition at The Cut, Halesworth

Culture of the Countryside Exhibition at The Cut, Halesworth

31st Oct 2009 - 28th Nov 2009

A celebration of the responses to the Culture of the Countryside project.

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Your East

Your East

8th Jan 2010 - 28th Jan 2010

Photographs of Norfolk and Japan

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The Anderson Collection of Art Nouveau

The Anderson Collection of Art Nouveau

9th Feb 2010 - 23rd May 2010

The story of some of the key exponents of the Art Nouveau movement.

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The Artist\'s Studio

The Artist's Studio

9th Feb 2010 - 23rd May 2010

A fascinating look at the workplaces of artists in Britain from the 1640s to the present day.

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Loan exhibit - Torso in Metal from The Rock Drill

Loan exhibit - Torso in Metal from The Rock Drill

18th Feb 2010 - 5th Aug 2010

Visit the Living Area to view Torso in Metal from The Rock Drill by Jacob Epstein, on loan from Tate

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Henry Moore Textiles

Henry Moore Textiles

22nd Jun 2010 - 29th Aug 2010

Henry Moore�s textile designs from the 1940s and 1950s.

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unearthed

unearthed

22nd Jun 2010 - 29th Aug 2010

Bringing together over 100 prehistoric ceramic figurines from Albania, Macedonia, Japan, Romania and the UK

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Surreal Friends

Surreal Friends

28th Sep 2010 - 12th Dec 2010

Celebrating the artistic achievements, extraordinary lives and enduring friendship of Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo and Kati Horna

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Object Dialogues

Object Dialogues

28th Sep 2010 - 12th Dec 2010

A display of work by hedsor, an artistic partnership between Kimberley Foster and Karl Foster

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Invisible Dust

Invisible Dust

8th Jan 2011 - 16th Jan 2011

Imaginative new work from artists in residence at UEA School of Environmental Sciences

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Basketry: Making Human Nature

Basketry: Making Human Nature

8th Feb 2011 - 22nd May 2011

All Spaces

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A World Observed 1940 - 2010: Photographs by Dorothy Bohm

A World Observed 1940 - 2010: Photographs by Dorothy Bohm

21st Jun 2011 - 28th Aug 2011

Lower Gallery

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The Face of the Artist: Photographs by John Hedgecoe

The Face of the Artist: Photographs by John Hedgecoe

21st Jun 2011 - 11th Dec 2011

Upper Gallery

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Mary Webb: Journeys in Colour

Mary Webb: Journeys in Colour

27th Sep 2011 - 26th Feb 2012

Lower Gallery

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Griff Rhys Jones\' Ghanaian \'fantasy coffin\'

Griff Rhys Jones' Ghanaian 'fantasy coffin'

27th Sep 2011 - 4th Dec 2011

Link Display

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