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Pattern: Rhythm and Repetition

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Etching of an 18th century child wearing a jacket and puffy hat pointing at an animal figurine. Ove the top of the black and white etching is a chequered pattern in red and orange stripes.

Lubaina Himid [b. 1954), A Fashionable Marriage: Lot 100 (1), 2022, Screenprint in Charbonnel etching ink with hand-painting in acrylic on paper, Purchased with support from Art Fund, the Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and the John Booth Charitable Foundation (2023)

Discover the creative power of pattern in art.

Drawing upon Pallant House Gallery’s collection, this exhibition showcases how artists have used pattern, repetition, and rhythm to engage our senses and communicate ideas. Working across different times and mediums, artists from Pierre Bonnard to Hormazd Narielwalla have been inspired by the cultural, political and religious significance of pattern. The works on show highlight the ways in which repeating line, shape and colour express how we perceive objects, how we present ourselves, and the harmony found in nature.

Artists included: Tunji Adeniyi Jones, Leon Bakst, Pierre Bonnard, Celia Cook, Katy Dove Anya Gallaccio, Sarah Gillespie, Jann Haworth, Lubaina Himid, Tess Jaray, Mark Lancaster, Langlands & Bell, Georges Lemmen, Robert MacBryde, Susie MacMurray, Tim Mara, Enid Marx, Hormazd Narielwalla, Paul Nash, Eduardo Paolozzi, Glyn Philpot, Bridget Riley, Rebecca Salter, Colin Self, The Singh Twins, Soheila Sokhanvari, Scottie Wilson, Edouard Vuillard.

‘Pattern: Rhythm and Repetition’ is a celebration of how patterns shape our world. Visit Rooms 15-17 from 9 November 2024 to 27 April 2025 to discover how artists have used ornamentation to tell stories and connect across cultures.

Etching of an 18th century child wearing a jacket and puffy hat pointing at an animal figurine. Ove the top of the black and white etching is a chequered pattern in red and orange stripes.
A black man standing in profile facing right, wearing a mustard yellow top against a red and yellow background.
A close up of dozens of mussel shells stuffed with red velvet.
A room dominated by pink and red patterned wallpaper. A woman is walking through a door to the lower right.
Print in grey of a woman in a large coat from the neck down.
Print showing a woman in a red and black cheque dress holding a gun pointed right and in the background is a red triangular pattern on a white background.

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