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15 June – 22 SeptemberShowing works spanning her entire career since the 1960s, this will be the first major retrospective of Rego’s work in England for over 20 years. The exhibition includes previously unseen paintings and works on paper from the artist’s family and close friends.

The selection of works focuses on the moral challenges to humanity, particularly in the face of violence, gender discrimination and political tyranny. There are paintings and etchings related to children sold into slavery in North Africa (1996–98), abortion (1998–2000) and female genital mutilation (from 2009). Many of the images begin with the artist’s Portuguese roots and childhood experiences or respond to current affairs.

Current exhibition

Paula Rego: Obedience and Defiance

Live Music & Performance

Paula Rego, ‘The Shipwreck’, right hand panel of ‘The Betrothal: Lessons, Shipwreck, after ‘Marriage á La Mode’ by Hogarth, 1999. Tate: Purchased with assistance from the Art Fund and Gulbenkian Foundation 2002.Catalogue available to buy in our shop or online at mkgallery.org

TicketsMembers FREEAdults £8.50/£7.50 (concessions)Under 26’s FREEMK residents FREE every TuesdayBook now at mkgallery.org/paula-rego

Special Limited edition Print Paula Rego, Untitled Abortion, 2000Etching, 39 × 51 cm, Edition of 100Printed by Pauper’s Press, © Paula RegoPrice: £1,200 + vatTo buy visit www.mkgallery.org/shop, call 01908 676 900 or email info@mkgallery.org

Talk Paula Rego as Printmaker (£5)7pm Thursday 11 July Prof. Paul Coldwell will discusses Rego’s approach to printmaking and why it has played such a prominent role in her practice.

The Portuguese Conspiracy presents a season of concerts and screenings throughout the Summer to complement Paula Rego: Obedience and Defiance. Collaborative, diverse and explorative, the path trailed by this generation of artists, has been opened up and enlightened by Paula Rego’s beacon of creative autonomy and freedom.

Lula Pena & João Pais Filipe8pm Saturday 15 June

Dullmea & Von Calhau!8pm Saturday 29 June

Tó Trips & João Doce8pm Saturday 13 July

Negra Branca & Filho da Mãe8pm Saturday 10 August

Rafael Toral & Bezbog8pm Saturday 24 August

Norberto Lobo & Tropa Macaca8pm Saturday 7 September 2019

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Fracture Patterns: Semiconductor + Eartheater8pm Friday 14 June (£8/£6 in advance)This original commission by the Outlands Network combines large-scale multi-channel video works by Semiconductor with a new live soundtrack and performance by Eartheater. Vocal Workshop with Eartheater at 6pm.

The Music Room @ MK Café Bar7pm Fridays 28 June, 26 July and 30 August (FREE)The Music Room is an intimate, live music experience featuring an exciting line-up of established and emerging musicians. Perfect way to start the pay-day weekend. soundcloud.com/tmrradioshow

FBI+ Present: Operation Herbody 7.30pm Thursday 4 July (£7)Four bolshy and bold post-menopausal people bring you a candid, funny live art experience, with real-life stories, ritual, film and motion-sensing music tech.

To book, visit mkgallery.org/music or call 01908 676 900

The new home for independent film in Milton Keynes. Book now at mkgallery.org/film

Woman at War (12A)2pm Sunday 16 JuneAn activist who crusades against the Icelandic aluminium industry, sees her life change when she’s granted permission to adopt a girl.

Tolkein (12A) 8pm Friday 21 June / 2pm Sunday 23 June Tolkien explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts.

Five Seasons: Piet Oudolf 7pm Tuesday 25 June Award-winning filmmaker Thomas Piper met the inspirational designer and plantsman, Piet Oudolf, and the idea for a new project was born.

Rocketman (PG)8pm Friday 28 June / 2pm Sunday 30 June With electric camp and epic swagger, the early years of Elton John are brought to the screen for an anthemic sing-a-long. Taron Egerton charms as the man once known as Reg Dwight, from his journey to unassuming prog-band keyboardist to bona fide pop royalty.

Amazing Grace (U)7pm Tuesday 2 July Sydney Pollack and his crew captured the incredible footage of Aretha Franklin recording her best selling album Amazing Grace.

Booksmart (15)8pm Friday 5 July / 2pm Sunday 7 JulyStudy hard, don’t slack off, get into a good

Cinema in the Sky Room college: that’s the formula for high school success, or so think best friends Molly and Amy. That’s until they discover that their hard-partying classmates are also bound for the Ivy League.

Birds of Passage (15)7pm Tuesday 9 July The origins of the Colombian drug trade, as seen through eyes of an indigenous Wayuu family that becomes involved in the booming business of selling marijuana to American youth in the 1970s.

Gloria Bell (15)8pm Friday 12 July / 2pm Sunday 14 JulyGloria (Julianne Moore) is a free-spirited divorcée who spends her days at a straight-laced office job and her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles.

Sunset (15)7pm Tuesday 16 July Irisz Leiter (Juli Jakab) arrives in the capital eager to become a milliner at her late parents’ legendary hat shop. But she is drawn into the mystery of what happened to her long-missing brother.

Late Night (15)8pm Friday 19 July / 2pm Sunday 21 July A late-night talk show host’s world is turned upside down when she hires her first and only female staff writer.

We the Animals (15)7pm Tuesday 23 July Three boys tear through their childhood, in the midst of their young parents’ volatile love that makes and unmakes the family many times over.

NT Live: The Lehman Trilogy 7pm Thursday 25 JulyThe story of a family and a company that changed the world, told in three parts on

a single evening. Academy Award-winner Sam Mendes (Skyfall, The Ferryman) directs Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles who play the Lehman Brothers, their sons and grandsons.

The Portuguese Conspiracy presents: Colo (15)8pm Saturday 27 July (£5/£4)Escaping from their common reality, a family slowly becomes strangers to one another, as the tension grows in silence and in guilt.

Apollo 11 (U)7pm Tuesday 30 JulyNever-before-seen footage and audio recordings take you straight into the heart of NASA’s most celebrated mission as astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin embark on a historic trip to the moon.

Yesterday 8pm Friday 2 August2pm Sunday 4 AugustAfter a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that The Beatles have never existed. Performing songs by the greatest band in history to a world that has never heard them, Jack becomes on overnight sensation with a little help from his agent.

In Fabric 7pm Tuesday 6 AugustLaden with awareness of cult cinema, the film follows the life of a cursed dress in a department store as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences.

Never Look Away7pm Tuesday 13 August Ellie’s father, a famous doctor, is dismayed at his daughter’s choice of boyfriend. What neither of them knows is that their lives are already connected through a terrible crime he committed decades ago.

The Dead Don’t Die8pm Friday 16 August 2pm Sunday 18 August From writer-director Jim Jarmusch comes a star-studded horror comedy featuring an ensemble cast of Jarmusch regulars (Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Chloë Sevigny, Tilda Swinton, Iggy Pop, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits).

The Portuguese Conspiracy presents: Short Film Session8pm Saturday 17 August (£5/£4)Three short films as part of our season of programming infused by Paula Rego’s independent spirit of defiance: Collaborative, diverse and explorative

Only You (15)7pm Tuesday 20 AugustElena (Laia Costa), 35, and Jake (Josh O’Connor), 26, meet by chance on New Years Eve, fighting for the same taxi. But, instead of going their separate ways after a shared ride, they start a passionate relationship.

Pavarotti8pm Friday 23 August2pm Tuesday 27 AugustRon Howard’s delivers a documentary celebrating the life of the beloved opera star Luciano Pavarotti, who sold over 100 million records in his lifetime.

Prices£8.50 Adult £7.50 Concessions 10% off for Members£1.50 Children 12 and under

NT Live £18.00 Adult£16.50 Concessions 10% off for Members

Secret Self(ie) Project Summer 2019 FREEAged between 14 and 18 and interested in the arts? Join us over the summer holidays for 6 weeks of amazing creative projects where YOU have the opportunity to shape our summer programme in the MK Gallery Events Space. Book your place now at www.mkgallery.org/secret-selfie #secretselfie

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Look around your world pretty baby, is it everything you hoped it’d be?FREE 11am–7pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 7 and 29 JuneThis exhibition explores ‘purpose in life’, existence and the growing up process as well as value systems, individualism, notions of success, inequalities, poverty and war. The artist who calls herself ‘I.Relevant’ presents over-sized furniture as a canvas for a series of child-like drawings using either ‘borrowed’ lyrics from popular songs or familiar childhood experiences.

Lord Grey AcademyFREE 11am–7pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 5 and 27 JulyThis exhibition is a celebration of bold ideas and explorations of creative processes by pupils from Lord Grey Academy, Bletchley. Developed in response to Paula Rego: Obedience and Defiance this exhibition features the work of pupils who share what ‘obedience’ and ‘defiance’ mean to them today.

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MAKE a SplashFREE 11am–7pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 2 and 31 AugustMAKE a Splash shares the creative design ideas of 150 children and young people from Milton Keynes as they work with designer Michael Evans to commission a new logo for MAKE Milton Keynes. Exploring the world of branding the exhibition invites visitors to add their design ideas to the creative process. Project with Arts and Heritage Alliance.

Family-in-Residence: The Topham family Meet Arran, Michelle and daughters Emily and Sophie, who are getting creative alongside artist Carlos Cortes. Look out for their fun and family friendly event coming in June 2019!

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Cover image: Paula Rego, Angel, 1998. Ostrich Arts Limited. © Paula Rego, courtesy Marlborough.Design: Mark El-khatib

Family FunStart the Art Every Tuesday, drop-in 11am – 2pm For under 5s / £2 per personMessy and creative activities for toddlers and their grown ups to move around and explore.

Saturday StudioEvery Saturday, 1 – 3pmFor 5+ year olds / £3 per person / Family ticket £10*Fun creative activities for all the family supported by our friendly Associate Artists.

Art & UsEvery Sunday, 11am – 12.30pm and 2 – 3.30pm / £5 per familyStimulating and enjoyable art activities for families with children aged 5+ with complex needs. Booking is essential, get in touch at learning@mkgallery.org or 01908 558319.

12 October 2019 – 26 January 2020

George Stubbs‘all done from Nature’Biggest survey in 35 yearsFREE for membersTickets on sale now at mkgallery.org/stubbs

PlaytimeFriday 9 and 23 August 12pm – 3pmFor 5+ year olds and their families£3 per person/ Family ticket £10*The Studio will be transformed into a laboratory for play, exploration and adventure. For children 5+ and their families.

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Events Calendar

Every Tuesday 11am Start the Art FAMILIES

Every Saturday 1pm Saturday Studio FAMILIES

Every Sunday 11am and 2pm Art & Us FAMILIES

15 June – 22 September Paula Rego: Obedience and Defiance EXHIBITION

7 – 29 June Look around your world pretty baby, is it everything you hoped it’d be? EXHIBITION

8 June 6pm Kit Records and Friends LIVE MUSIC

14 June 8pm Fracture Patterns: Semiconductor + Eartheater LIVE MUSIC

15 June 8pm The Portuguese Conspiracy: Lula Pena & João Pais Filipe LIVE MUSIC

16 June 2pm Woman at War FILM

21 June 8pm / 23 June 2pm Tolkein FILM

25 June 7pm Five Seasons: Piet Oudolf FILM

28 June 8pm / 30 June 2pm Rocketman FILM

28 June 7pm The Music Room @ MK Café Bar LIVE MUSIC

29 June 8pm The Portuguese Conspiracy: Dullmea & Von Calhau! LIVE MUSIC

2 July 7pm Amazing Grace FILM

4 July 7.30pm FBI+ Present: Operation Herbody PERFORMANCE

5 – 27 July Lord Grey Academy EXHIBITION

5 July 8pm / 7 July 2pm Booksmart FILM

9 July 7pm Birds of Passage FILM

11 July 7pm Paula Rego as Printmaker TALK

12 July 8pm / 14 July 2pm Gloria Bell FILM

13 July 8pm The Portuguese Conspiracy: Tó Trips & João Doce LIVE MUSIC

16 July 7pm Sunset FILM

19 July 8pm / 21 July 2pm Late Night FILM

22 July – 30 August Secret Selfie PROJECT

23 July 7pm We the Animals FILM

25 July 7pm NT Live: The Lehman Trilogy FILM

26 July 7pm The Music Room @ MK Café Bar LIVE MUSIC

27 July 8pm The Portuguese Conspiracy: Colo FILM

30 July 7pm Apollo 11 FILM

2 – 31 August MAKE a Splash EXHIBITION

2 August 8pm / 4 August 2pm Yesterday FILM

6 August 7pm In Fabric FILM

9 August 12pm – 3pm Playtime FAMILIES

10 August 8pm The Portuguese Conspiracy: Negra Branca & Filho da Mãe LIVE MUSIC

13 August 7pm Never Look Away FILM

16 August 8pm / 18 August 2pm The Dead Don’t Die FILM

17 August 8pm The Portuguese Conspiracy: Short Film Session FILM

20 August 7pm Only You FILM

23 August 12pm – 3pm Playtime FAMILIES

23 August 8pm / 27 August 2pm Pavarotti FILM

24 August 8pm The Portuguese Conspiracy: Rafael Toral & Bezbog LIVE MUSIC

30 August 7pm The Music Room @ MK Café Bar LIVE MUSIC

7 September 8pm The Portuguese Conspiracy: Norberto Lobo & Tropa Macaca LIVE MUSIC