The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza presents Picasso/Lautrec, the first monographic exhibition devoted to comparing these two great masters of modern art. Although their artistic link has been repeatedly established by literature and contemporary critics, this is the first time their works have been displayed alongside each other in an exhibition. The show also examines this fascinating relationship […]
The Armory Show at 100: When New York Exploded into the Modern World
New-York Historical Society
October 11, 2013 – February 23, 2014
In fall 2013, the New-York Historical Society will present a major exhibition celebrating the centennial year of the legendary 1913 Armory Show. On view from October 11, 2013 through February 23, 2014, The Armory Show at 100: When New York Exploded into the Modern World brings together iconic works by European modernists
Picasso/Duchamp “He Was Wrong”
Moderna Museet in Stockholm
25 August, 2012 – 3 March, 2013
With the exhibition Picasso/Duchamp “He Was Wrong”; the Moderna Museet in Stockholm sets two giants, Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp, up against each other for the first time. They are often regarded as the two most influential artists of the 20th century – Picasso, who personified the modernist painter, and Duchamp, the indifferent ironist and chess genius, who challenged painting and transformed art into a maze of intellectual amusements. Now, visitors to the Moderna Museet have a unique opportunity to witness this battle of giants and see where it leads.
Picasso Black and White
Guggenheim Museum
October 5, 2012–January 23, 2013
Picasso Black and White, the first major exhibition to focus on the artist’s lifelong exploration of a black-and-white palette throughout his career, will be presented at the Guggenheim Museum from October 5, 2012, to January 23, 2013.
Picasso Black and White
Guggenheim Museum
October 5, 2012–January 23, 2013
Surveying the Spanish master’s oeuvre from 1904 to 1971, Picasso Black and White examines the artist’s lifelong exploration of a black-and-white palette through some 110 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper. Picasso’s deceptively simple use of isolated black, white, and gray hues belies the extraordinary complexity and power of these expressive works, which purge color in order to highlight their formal structure.
Exhibition Picasso on Paper Highlights Museum’s Permanent Collection September 6, 2008 – February 22, 2009