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PICASSO SCULPTURE
September 14,
2015–February 7, 2016
Picasso Sculpture is a sweeping survey of Pablo
Picasso’s innovative and influential work in
three dimensions. This will be the
first such museum exhibition in the United States in nearly
half a century.
Over the course of his long career, Picasso devoted
himself to sculpture wholeheartedly, if episodically, using both traditional
and unconventional materials and techniques. Unlike painting, in which he was
formally trained and through which he made his living, sculpture occupied a
uniquely personal and experimental status for Picasso. He approached the medium
with the freedom of a self-taught artist, ready to break all the rules. This
attitude led him to develop a deep fondness for his sculptures, to which the
many photographs of his studios and homes bear witness. Treating them almost as
members of his household, he cherished the sculptures' company and enjoyed
re-creating them in a variety of materials and situations. Picasso kept the
majority in his private possession during his lifetime. It was only in 1966,
through the large Paris retrospective Hommage à Picasso, that the public became
fully aware of this side of his work. Following that exhibition, in 1967 The
Museum of Modern Art organized The Sculpture of Picasso, which until now was
the first and only exhibition on this continent to display a large number of
the artist’s sculptures.
Picasso Sculpture focuses on the artist’s lifelong
work with sculpture, with a particular focus on his use of materials and
processes. The exhibition, which features more than 100 sculptures,
complemented by selected works on paper and photographs, aims to advance the
understanding of what sculpture was for Picasso, and of how he revolutionized
its history through a lifelong commitment to constant reinvention. The
exhibition is organized in chapters corresponding to the distinct periods
during which Picasso devoted himself to sculpture, each time exploring with
fresh intensity the modern possibilities of this ancient art form.
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ângela frança de brito. ssa-ba, 17/10/2015