Pandora's Box
2007
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
2007
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Pandora's Box is a 2007 by Anna Alcock, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a bold red lion inside a white circle, surrounded by a chaotic mix of black lines and shapes. The lion looks fierce, with sharp claws and an open mouth. Around the circle, there’s text that reads "Hackney Empire" and a tangle of buildings and symbols. The artist used a mix of clean lines and rough textures to create contrast. The lion stands out against the busy background, almost like a symbol in a crowd. Next, look up Victoria and Albert Museum to see more prints like this.
A central circle features animal forms printed in red, encircled by buildings from Hackney rendered in black and white.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Anna Alcock made modern prints you can hang on your wall. In *African Dawn* she layers soft colors to show a quiet, glowing morning in the savanna. Her other print, *Pandora’s Box*, wraps the old myth in gentle shapes…
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