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Pablo Picasso, La vie, 1903 Oil on canvas, 77 ⅜ × 50 ⅞ inches (196.5 × 129.2 cm), Cleveland Museum of Art© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, La vie, 1903

Oil on canvas, 77 ⅜ × 50 ⅞ inches (196.5 × 129.2 cm), Cleveland Museum of Art
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, La famille de saltimbanques, 1905 Oil on canvas, 83 ¾ × 90 ⅜ inches (212.8 × 229.6 cm), National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, La famille de saltimbanques, 1905

Oil on canvas, 83 ¾ × 90 ⅜ inches (212.8 × 229.6 cm), National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Le réservoir (Horta de Ebro), summer 1909 Oil on canvas, 24 ⅛ × 20 ⅛ inches (61.5 × 51.1 cm), Museum of Modern Art, New York© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Le réservoir (Horta de Ebro), summer 1909

Oil on canvas, 24 ⅛ × 20 ⅛ inches (61.5 × 51.1 cm), Museum of Modern Art, New York
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Nature morte au journal, spring 1912 Oil and charcoal on canvas, 17 ⅝ × 15 ⅛ inches (46 × 38.5 cm)© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Nature morte au journal, spring 1912

Oil and charcoal on canvas, 17 ⅝ × 15 ⅛ inches (46 × 38.5 cm)
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, La verre d’absinthe, 1914 Painted bronze in white and red and white metal spoon, 8 ¼ × 5 ½ × 2 ¾ inches (21 × 14 × 17 cm)© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, La verre d’absinthe, 1914

Painted bronze in white and red and white metal spoon, 8 ¼ × 5 ½ × 2 ¾ inches (21 × 14 × 17 cm)
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Potrait d’Olga dans un fauteuil, winter 1917–18 Oil on canvas, 51 1⅛ × 35 inches (130 × 88.8 cm), Musée Picasso, Paris© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Potrait d’Olga dans un fauteuil, winter 1917–18

Oil on canvas, 51 1⅛ × 35 inches (130 × 88.8 cm), Musée Picasso, Paris
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Portrait de Paul en torero, 1925 Oil on canvas, 63 ¾ × 38 ¼ inches (162 × 97 cm)© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Portrait de Paul en torero, 1925

Oil on canvas, 63 ¾ × 38 ¼ inches (162 × 97 cm)
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Figure au bord de la mer, 1929 Oil on canvas, 51 ⅛ × 38 ⅛ inches (129.9 × 96.8 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Figure au bord de la mer, 1929

Oil on canvas, 51 ⅛ × 38 ⅛ inches (129.9 × 96.8 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Femme nue, feuilles et buste, 1932 Oil on canvas, 63 ¾ × 51 ¼ inches (162.1 × 130 cm)© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Femme nue, feuilles et buste, 1932

Oil on canvas, 63 ¾ × 51 ¼ inches (162.1 × 130 cm)
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Tête casquée, 1933 Bronze with brown-black patina, 47 ⅝ × 27 ¼ × 12 ⅝ inches (121 × 69 × 32 cm)© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Tête casquée, 1933

Bronze with brown-black patina, 47 ⅝ × 27 ¼ × 12 ⅝ inches (121 × 69 × 32 cm)
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Guernica, May 1–June 4, 1937 Oil on canvas, 137 ½ × 305 ¾ inches (349.3 × 776.6 cm), Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Guernica, May 1–June 4, 1937

Oil on canvas, 137 ½ × 305 ¾ inches (349.3 × 776.6 cm), Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Tête de taureau, spring 1942, cast and assembled 1943 Bronze, 16 ½ × 16 ⅛ × 5 ⅞ inches (42 × 41 × 15 cm)© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Tête de taureau, spring 1942, cast and assembled 1943

Bronze, 16 ½ × 16 ⅛ × 5 ⅞ inches (42 × 41 × 15 cm)
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Portrait de Françoise, May 20, 1946 Graphite on paper, 26 × 19 ¾ inches (65.8 × 50.5 cm)© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Portrait de Françoise, May 20, 1946

Graphite on paper, 26 × 19 ¾ inches (65.8 × 50.5 cm)
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, La femme-fleur (Françoise Gilot), June 1946 Oil on canvas, 68 ½ × 26 inches (174 × 66 cm)© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, La femme-fleur (Françoise Gilot), June 1946

Oil on canvas, 68 ½ × 26 inches (174 × 66 cm)
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Maternité sur fond blanc, February 4, 1953 Oil on plywood, 51 ¼ × 38 ¼ inches (130 × 97 cm)© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Maternité sur fond blanc, February 4, 1953

Oil on plywood, 51 ¼ × 38 ¼ inches (130 × 97 cm)
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Tanagra noire et bleue, 1953 White terracotta, modeled, (elements applied), painted with white, blue, black, and maroon oxides and black slips, and partial underglaze on the base, 26 ¼ × 8 ¼ × 8 inches (66.5 × 20 × 21 cm)© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Tanagra noire et bleue, 1953

White terracotta, modeled, (elements applied), painted with white, blue, black, and maroon oxides and black slips, and partial underglaze on the base, 26 ¼ × 8 ¼ × 8 inches (66.5 × 20 × 21 cm)
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Musicien assis, 1956 Pastel on cut and painted plywood, 29 ¼ × 20 ¾ inches (74 × 52.5 cm)© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Musicien assis, 1956

Pastel on cut and painted plywood, 29 ¼ × 20 ¾ inches (74 × 52.5 cm)
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Les Ménines: vue d’ensemble (d’après Valázquez), 1957 Oil on canvas, 76 ⅜ × 102 3⅜ inches (194 × 260 cm), Museu Picasso, Barcelona© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Les Ménines: vue d’ensemble (d’après Valázquez), 1957

Oil on canvas, 76 ⅜ × 102 3⅜ inches (194 × 260 cm), Museu Picasso, Barcelona
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Femme au plateau et à la sébille, 1961 Metal cutout, bent, 45 × 24 ½ × 14 inches (114.6 × 62 × 35.5 cm)© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Femme au plateau et à la sébille, 1961

Metal cutout, bent, 45 × 24 ½ × 14 inches (114.6 × 62 × 35.5 cm)
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Femme nue couchée, jouant avec un chat, February 17 and March 9, 1964 Oil on canvas, 51 ¼ × 76 ¾ inches (130 × 195 cm)© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Femme nue couchée, jouant avec un chat, February 17 and March 9, 1964

Oil on canvas, 51 ¼ × 76 ¾ inches (130 × 195 cm)
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Tête d’homme du XVIIème siècle de face, April 2, 1967 Oil on canvas, 25 ½ × 21 ½ inches (65 × 54.5 cm)© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Tête d’homme du XVIIème siècle de face, April 2, 1967

Oil on canvas, 25 ½ × 21 ½ inches (65 × 54.5 cm)
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, La Célestine, 1970 66 impressions by various techniques, pulled on tinted Rives wove paper by Crommelynck, 29 ½ × 41 ¼ inches (74.8 × 105 cm), edition of 9 AP© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, La Célestine, 1970

66 impressions by various techniques, pulled on tinted Rives wove paper by Crommelynck, 29 ½ × 41 ¼ inches (74.8 × 105 cm), edition of 9 AP
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Personnage, August 14, 1971 Oil on canvas, 76 ¾ × 51 ¼ inches (195 × 130 cm)© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Personnage, August 14, 1971

Oil on canvas, 76 ¾ × 51 ¼ inches (195 × 130 cm)
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Étreinte, June 1, 1972 Oil on canvas, 51 ¼ × 76 ¾ inches (130 × 195 cm)© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Pablo Picasso, Étreinte, June 1, 1972

Oil on canvas, 51 ¼ × 76 ¾ inches (130 × 195 cm)
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

About

Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction.
—Pablo Picasso

Painter, draftsman, sculptor, printmaker, photographer, ceramicist, designer, playwright, and poet, Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881–1973) contributed peerless innovations to the visual culture of the twentieth century. He created several of the great masterpieces of modernism, including Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907) and Guernica (1937), co-invented collage and Cubism, designed groundbreaking sets and costumes for the theater, coined the term “sur-realism,” and invented assembled sculpture (assemblage). Driven by boundless artistic energies and ambitions, he was the very personification of the avant-garde, and many of the movements of the last century could not help but develop in his orbit as artists worked consciously either to absorb his influence or rebel in his shadow.

Born in Málaga, Spain, on the Mediterranean coast, Picasso began painting and drawing under the tutelage of his father, José Ruiz Blasco, himself a painter and an art school instructor. Picasso proved to be a child prodigy, achieving a remarkable academic facility at a young age, and studied formally at art schools in La Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid. He began to visit Paris in 1901, settling there permanently in 1904. Picasso was influenced by the Modernisme movement in Barcelona and by Post-Impressionism and the Fauves in Paris, yet developed variations distinctly his own.

Early in his career Picasso’s styles and subjects developed in tandem: the poverty in which he and his friends lived manifested in the Blue Period (1901–04); circus performers, harlequins, and the blush of love informed the Rose Period (1904–06). But for the remainder of his career, his essential subjects were perception itself, the mysteries of representation, and his own ability to create. A respect for indigenous African and Polynesian sculpture began to shape the way he depicted volume and mass in the proto-Cubist period that led to Les Demoiselles d’Avignon. With Georges Braque, he incorporated the lessons of Paul Cézanne’s facture and perspective, jump-cut shifts in time from the cinema, and the uncanny improvisations of collage and assemblage to forge the most radical approach to depicting spatial relationships since the Renaissance: Analytic Cubism (1909–12) and Synthetic Cubism (1912–19). These experiments would form the foundation of an idiosyncratic idiom that would permeate his work across all mediums and changes in style for the next fifty years.

The 1920s saw further developments in Cubism; a reflection of his Mediterranean heritage in a muscular neoclassical style; fine, Ingre-esque portraits inspired by photography; and Surrealist, sexy, biomorphic mutations influenced as much by Ovid’s Metamorphoses as by Sigmund Freud. Though his work always remained recognizably his own, Picasso could switch tracks and move between styles in a way that might suggest the work of several painters rather than a singular polymath.

Picasso dedicated much of his effort in the early 1930s to sculpture and printmaking and curated his first career retrospective, an exhibition of 236 works presented at the Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, and the Kunsthalle Zürich in 1932. In 1935 he stopped painting and sculpting for nearly a year to dedicate his time to writing poetry. As the Spanish Civil War intensified, the Republican government named him director of the Museo del Prado in Madrid (albeit in absentia) and commissioned him to create a mural for the Spanish Pavilion of the Paris International Exposition of 1937. He took as his subject the recent destruction of the Basque town of Guernica by Nazi and Italian forces at the behest of the rival Spanish Nationalists, creating one of the most enduring antiwar icons in history. Though Guernica made him a political target of the Fascist regimes, he remained in Paris for the duration of World War II, surviving the Nazi occupation.

After the war Picasso moved to the south of France, where he would reside for the rest of his life. Classical, Mediterranean themes returned to his work. He was offered a municipal museum in Antibes to use as his studio and gifted the works created there to the town, inaugurating the first museum dedicated to his work (Musée Picasso, Antibes). He engaged with the ancient pottery traditions of the town of Vallauris to create ceramics and revived his sculptural practice, making assemblages from roadside refuse and innovative silhouettes of folded sheet-metal. He also created paintings, drawings, and prints, often in series, challenging the history of painting by confronting his heroes, the great masters of the past: Diego Velázquez, Rembrandt van Rijn, Francisco Goya, Eugène Delacroix, Édouard Manet, and Edgar Degas. By appropriating their compositions, improvising on their themes, and sometimes even incorporating these masters as characters in his own invented narratives, Picasso secured his place among them.

Picasso was widely exhibited during his lifetime and continues to be so posthumously. He died in Mougins, France, in 1973, leaving no will. He was married twice: first to Olga Khokhlova in 1917, and then to Jacqueline Roque in 1961. In addition, he had partners who served as important muses to his oeuvre: Fernande Olivier (1904–12), Marie-Thérèse Walter (1927–c. 1940), Dora Maar (1936–c. 1945), and Françoise Gilot (1943–53). He had five children: Paul (with Khokhlova), Maya (with Walter), Claude (with Gilot), Paloma (with Gilot), and a stepdaughter, Cathy (Roque’s daughter from a previous marriage). The settlement of Picasso’s estate in 1979 allowed for the establishment of the Musée national Picasso, Paris.

Pablo Picasso

Photo: Michael Sima/Rue des Archives/Granger

A Foreigner Called Picasso

Behind the Art
A Foreigner Called Picasso

Join president of the Picasso Museum, Paris, Cécile Debray; curator, writer, biographer, and historian Annie Cohen-Solal; art historian Vérane Tasseau; and Gagosian director Serena Cattaneo Adorno as they discuss A Foreigner Called Picasso. Organized in association with the Musée national Picasso–Paris and the Palais de la Porte Dorée–Musée national de l’histoire de l’immigration, Paris, the exhibition reframes our perception of Picasso and focuses on his status as a permanent foreigner in France.

Dora Maar, Portrait de Picasso, Paris, studio du 29, rue d’Astorg, winter 1935–36

A Foreigner Called Picasso

Cocurator of the exhibition A Foreigner Called Picasso, at Gagosian, New York, Annie Cohen-Solal writes about the genesis of the project, her commitment to the figure of the outsider, and Picasso’s enduring relevance to matters geopolitical and sociological.

Black and white image of  Pieter Mulier. Photo: © Paolo Roversi, courtesy Alaïa

Fashion and Art: Pieter Mulier

Pieter Mulier, creative director of Alaïa, presented his second collection for the legendary house in Paris in January 2022. After the presentation, Mulier spoke with Derek Blasberg about the show’s inspirations, including a series of ceramics by Pablo Picasso, and about his profound reverence for the intimacy and artistry of the atelier.

Portrait of Sir John Richardson, New York, 2005. Photo: Janette Beckman/Getty Images

The Art of Biography: Sir John Richardson’s “The Minotaur Years”

Pepe Karmel celebrates the release of A Life of Picasso IV: The Minotaur Years, 1933–1943, the final installment of Sir John Richardson’s magisterial biography.

A black-and-white portrait of Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler seated at a desk in front of a painting by Pablo Picasso.

Game Changer
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler

Michael Cary pays homage to the visionary dealer Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler (1884–1979).

Grace McCann Morley, c. 1950s.

Game Changer
Grace McCann Morley

Berit Potter pays homage to the ardent museum leader who transformed San Francisco’s relationship to modern art.

Charlotte Perriand in her studio on place Saint-Sulpice, Paris, 1928. The hands holding a plate halolike behind her head are Le Corbusier’s.

The New World of Charlotte Perriand

Inspired by a visit to the Fondation Louis Vuitton’s exhibition Charlotte Perriand: Inventing a New World, William Middleton explores the life of this modernist pioneer and her impact on the worlds of design, art, and architecture.

Diana Widmaier-Ruiz-Picasso standing in front of a bookcase

Picasso and Maya: An Interview with Diana Widmaier-Ruiz-Picasso

Diana Widmaier-Ruiz-Picasso curated an exhibition at Gagosian, Paris, in 2017–18 titled Picasso and Maya: Father and Daughter. To celebrate the exhibition, a publication was published in 2019; the comprehensive reference publication explores the figure of Maya Ruiz-Picasso, Pablo Picasso’s beloved eldest daughter, throughout Picasso’s work and chronicles the loving relationship between the artist and his daughter. In this video, Widmaier-Ruiz-Picasso details her ongoing interest in the subject and reflects on the process of making the book.

Still from video Visions of the Self: Jenny Saville on Rembrandt

Visions of the Self: Jenny Saville on Rembrandt

Jenny Saville reveals the process behind her new self-portrait, painted in response to Rembrandt’s masterpiece Self-Portrait with Two Circles.

Claude Picasso and John Richardson

In Conversation
Claude Picasso and John Richardson

Picasso biographer Sir John Richardson sits down with Claude Picasso to discuss Claude’s photography, his enjoyment of vintage car racing, and the future of scholarship related to his father, Pablo Picasso.

Art and Food

Art and Food

Mary Ann Caws and Charles Stuckey discuss the presence of food and the dining table in the history of modern art.

Picasso in Italy: An Interview with Olivier Berggruen

Picasso in Italy: An Interview with Olivier Berggruen

Celebrating the one hundred-year anniversary of Picasso’s first trip to Italy, the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome is hosting the exhibition Picasso: Tra cubismo e classicismo 1915–1925, a grand presentation of two hundred works by the artist.

Fairs, Events & Announcements

Installation view, A Foreigner Called Picasso: Curated by Annie Cohen-Solal and Vérane Tasseau, Gagosian, West 21st Street, New York, November 10, 2023–February 10, 2024. Artwork © 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Rob McKeever

Talk and Book Signing

Annie Cohen-Solal and Vérane Tasseau on Picasso
Moderated by Silvia Beltrametti

Monday, February 5, 2024, 6:30pm
La Maison Française, New York University
as.nyu.edu

Join Gagosian for a conversation with curators Annie Cohen-Solal and Vérane Tasseau on the occasion of their exhibition, A Foreigner Called Picasso, on view through February 10, 2024, at Gagosian, New York. The talk will be moderated by lawyer and lecturer Silvia Beltrametti, and the participants will discuss Cohen-Solal’s investigation of Picasso’s status as a permanent foreigner in France. The curators will also share stories behind the creation of the exhibition, which reimagines Cohen-Solal’s award-winning book, Un étranger nommé Picasso, and was first presented in a different iteration at the Palais de la Porte Dorée–Musée national de l’histoire de l’immigration in association with the Musée Picasso, Paris, in 2021–22. After the talk, Cohen-Solal will sign copies of her book, which will be available for purchase.

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Installation view, A Foreigner Called Picasso: Curated by Annie Cohen-Solal and Vérane Tasseau, Gagosian, West 21st Street, New York, November 10, 2023–February 10, 2024. Artwork © 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Rob McKeever

Gagosian’s booth at Art Basel Miami Beach 2022. Artwork, left to right: © Gerhard Richter; © Amoako Boafo; © Richard Prince; © 2022 Judd Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; © Richard Diebenkorn Foundation; © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; © Stanley Whitney. Photo: Sebastiano Pellion di Persano

Art Fair

Art Basel Miami Beach 2022

December 1–3, 2022, booth D5
Miami Beach Convention Center
artbasel.com

Gagosian is pleased to present a selection of modern and contemporary works at Art Basel Miami Beach 2022. Returning to Miami for the fair’s twentieth anniversary, the gallery is honored to have participated each year the fair has been held.

Gagosian’s booth at Art Basel Miami Beach 2022. Artwork, left to right: © Gerhard Richter; © Amoako Boafo; © Richard Prince; © 2022 Judd Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; © Richard Diebenkorn Foundation; © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; © Stanley Whitney. Photo: Sebastiano Pellion di Persano

Gagosian’s booth at Art Basel Miami Beach 2021. Artwork, left to right: © Albert Oehlen; © Judd Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; © Mary Weatherford. Photo: Sebastiano Pellion di Persano

Art Fair

Art Basel Miami Beach 2021

December 2–4, 2021, booth D5
Miami Beach Convention Center
artbasel.com

Gagosian is pleased to announce its participation in Art Basel Miami Beach 2021 with a presentation of modern and contemporary works. A selection of these works will also appear on gagosian.com and on Art Basel’s Online Viewing Room.

To receive a pdf with detailed information on the works, please contact the gallery at inquire@gagosian.com. To attend the fair, purchase tickets at artbasel.com.

Gagosian’s booth at Art Basel Miami Beach 2021. Artwork, left to right: © Albert Oehlen; © Judd Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; © Mary Weatherford. Photo: Sebastiano Pellion di Persano

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Museum Exhibitions

Rick Lowe, Fire #4: This Time Athens, 2023, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC © Rick Lowe Studio

Opening this Week

Revolutions
Art from the Hirshhorn Collection, 1860–1960

March 22, 2024–April 20, 2025
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
hirshhorn.si.edu

Revolutions is a major survey of 270 artworks by 126 artists from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden’s permanent collection. Celebrating the museum’s fiftieth anniversary, the exhibition aims to capture the shifting cultural landscapes of a century defined by new currents in science and philosophy and ever-increasing mechanization. Shown alongside these historic works are contributions from nineteen contemporary artists whose practices demonstrate how many revolutionary ideas from a hundred years ago remain critical today. Work by Francis Bacon, Amoako Boafo, Alexander Calder, Willem de Kooning, Helen FrankenthalerRick LoweSally Mann, Man Ray, Henry MoorePablo PicassoNathaniel Mary Quinn, and Cy Twombly is included.

Rick Lowe, Fire #4: This Time Athens, 2023, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC © Rick Lowe Studio

Installation view, El eco de Picasso, Museo Picasso Málaga, Spain, October 2, 2023–March 31, 2024. Artwork, left to right: © Rebecca Warren, © Richard Prince. Photo: Pablo Asenjo, courtesy Museo Picasso Málaga

On View

El eco de Picasso

Through March 31, 2024
Museo Picasso Málaga, Spain
museopicassomalaga.org

Organized as part of Picasso Celebration 1973–2023, a series of international exhibitions and events commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s death, The Echo of Picasso focuses on his influence on twentieth-century art. The exhibition places Picasso’s practice in dialogue with work by more than fifty artists, including Francis Bacon, Georg Baselitz, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Willem de Kooning, Thomas Houseago, Ewa Juszkiewicz, Richard Prince, Nathaniel Mary Quinn, Cy Twombly, Tom Wesselmann, and Franz West.

Installation view, El eco de Picasso, Museo Picasso Málaga, Spain, October 2, 2023–March 31, 2024. Artwork, left to right: © Rebecca Warren, © Richard Prince. Photo: Pablo Asenjo, courtesy Museo Picasso Málaga

Pablo Picasso, Portrait d’Olga dans une fauteuil, 1918, Musée national Picasso–Paris © Succession Picasso 2023. Photo: © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée national Picasso–Paris)/Mathieu Rabeau

On View

Pablo Picasso in
Le Paris de la modernité (1905–1925)

Through April 14, 2024
Petit Palais, Paris
www.petitpalais.paris.fr

Through fashion, cinema, photography, painting, sculpture, and drawing, as well as dance, design, architecture, and industry, this exhibition, whose title translates to Modern Paris, showcases the rich creativity of the two decades between 1905 and 1925. Work by Pablo Picasso is included.

Pablo Picasso, Portrait d’Olga dans une fauteuil, 1918, Musée national Picasso–Paris © Succession Picasso 2023. Photo: © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée national Picasso–Paris)/Mathieu Rabeau

Jeff Wall, A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai), 1993, Tate Modern, London © Jeff Wall

On View

Capturing the Moment

Through April 28, 2024
Tate Modern, London
www.tate.org.uk

Capturing the Moment explores the relationship between photography and painting through iconic artworks from the modern era. The exhibition examines how the two distinct mediums have shaped each other and how artists have blurred the boundaries to capture moments in time. Work by Francis Bacon, Georg Baselitz, John Currin, Andreas Gursky, Pablo Picasso, Jeff Wall, and Andy Warhol is included.

Jeff Wall, A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai), 1993, Tate Modern, London © Jeff Wall

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