Picasso in his century / Didier Ottinger -- La Boheme: Montmartre and the Bateau Lavoir -- Discovery of the 'Primitives' -- Cubism: Picasso and Braque -- The Salon Cubists -- The return to order -- Cubism settles down -- The Iron Age: Picasso and Gonzalex -- Surrealism -- Picasso and Giacometti -- Picasso and Lam -- Art in wartime -- Political engagement -- Studio of the south -- The Musketeers -- The Picasso myth -- Chronology 1881-1973.
Summary:
"...Examines the diverse influences, encounters and collaborative relationships that steered Picasso through many distinct artistic periods, such as his Blue Period, Cubism and Surrealism, and draws lines between Picasso's famous creations and the world around him...Exclusively developed for the NGV by the Centre Pompidou and the Musee national Picasso-Paris, the exhibition features over 80 works by Picasso alongside over 100 works by more than 50 of his contemporaries, drawn from premier French national collections, as well as the NGV Collection..."
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