The Sainsbury Centre is on the University of East Anglia’s campus in Norwich, a place I make a point of visiting whenever I visit the city.
Housed in a building designed by Richard Rogers in 1974 it contains a remarkable collection from the Sainsbury family donated to the university in 1973.
Robert and Lisa Sainsbury collected artworks over 40 years, not only from contemporary European artists but also art and antiquities from cultures around the world. The displays are changed so you can discover different items every time.
Here are a few gems I spent time with this visit.
Coalescence by Paul Cocksedge, hung above Standing Woman by Giacometti.
Coalescence is formed pf over 700 pieces of coal, the amount needed to power one 40 watt lightbulb for a year. Seeing how much fossil fuel is required for such a tiny amount of energy certainly makes you think.
Three Studies for a Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne by Francis Bacon
Discs in Echelon – version 2 by Barbara Hepworth. Such balance and purity of form.
A delicate little portrait, Lady in Blue by Chiam Soutine.
Just a fraction of what is there – a magical place of a gallery.
