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A still life by Morandi
Works on paper by Christo
Photographs by Andy Goldsworthy
Amish quilts
Exquisite 17th century stumpwork
The exhibition also features bodies of work by artists Philip Stevens, Boris Zabarov, Charles Maussion, Yuri Kuper, Hiroshi Sugimoto and Orhon Mûbin.
There is a particular focus on the Japanese objects in the Sainsbury Collection.
These include a range of incredibly beautiful scrolls, Jomon pots, Shinto and Buddha figures and a tiger painting by the 18th century Japanese master Maruyama Okyo. |
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25 Years: The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Exhibition
On until Sunday 31 August 2003
Special Exhibition Gallery
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich. NR4 7TJ.
Open Tuesdays to Sundays (closed Mondays) 11am to 5pm (open to 8pm on Wednesdays)
Admission £2, Conc. £1
Telephone: 01603 593199
E-mail: scva@uea.ac.uk
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| | You can't fail to be impressed by the Sainsbury Centre when you come upon it in the grounds of the UEA.
A radical design by the then relatively unknown architect Norman Foster, the centre was built to house the art collection of Sir Robert and Lady Sainsbury.
To mark the centre's silver jubilee, the staff are hosting a special commemorative exhibition which reveals a selection of remarkable works from the Sainsbury Collection that are little know and seldom seen. 
Hanging scroll: Kasuga Deer Mandala, Muromachi period, late 15th century. Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection, UEA. UEA 1188. |
It highlights important recent acquisitions, explores the SainsburyÂ’s support for living artists, and demonstrates the considerable impact that this extraordinary centre has had on both the UEA and the region.
Artistic growth
Over the 25 years the centre has been open, the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury collection has more than doubled in size with some two and a half million visitors having passed through the door. Lady Sainsbury said she had no idea that when she stated the collection, that it would develop in such a way: "When the building opened in 1978 we did not envisage the way in which the collection would grow, or how the centre would develop.
"Nor did we then imagine the founding of the Sainsbury Research Unit or the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Art and Culture.
"The Centre continues to grow and within the next few years the building will change again.
Standing Yakushi Nyorai, Japan. Nara Period, 8th century. Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection UEA. UEA 1236 |
"Flexibility and growth were always central to the Sainsbury Centre project, yet throughout the last 25 years one thing has remained constant.
"At the heart of it all is the importance of the objects and our desire to share our enjoyment of them. "I am delighted that we have been able to do this through the centre and celebrate the marvellous way in which the life of the collection has flourished."
Unique gallery
Centre director, Nichola Johnson says the objects are displayed in a unique way:
"On my right as we walk through is a Picasso, on my left is Mother And Child by Henry Moore, but at the same time you can look at all the art that comes from between 4000-5000 years ago from cultures all over the world.
"At the same time though, you can see all the 20th century art that artists like Picasso and Giacometti were looking at when they were making their art. "What we have here is both the kind of work they produced and the kind of thing they were looking at as they were making their works. There's nowhere else in England you can do that," she added.
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When Bob and I first gave the Collection to the University of East Anglia we didnÂ’t imagine then how it would look today. 
