Picasso an the Theater
dal 19/10/2006 al 20/1/2007
Segnalato da
19/10/2006
Picasso an the Theater
Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt
The exhibition centers on the period between 1900 and 1926, the crucial years of Picasso's lifelong love for the world of the stage, and, presenting more than 140 works, photographs, and documents, demonstrates how passionately he was attached to the theater.
With Olivier Berggruen, curator of the exhibition,
and Max Hollein, Director of the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt.
Even in his early work, Picasso found a source of inspiration for his art
in the theater. With changing priorities, this fascination runs all the
way through his ouvre. Of his many motifs from the world of traveling and
popular theater, the figures of the commedia dell'arte like the
harlequin and Pierrot played a key role. Picasso's interest in the
theater is reflected not only in the motifs of countless paintings and
drawings, but also resulted in the creation of a number of famous stage
sets and costumes. The commitment to the stage proved to be an
extraordinarily fruitful field of experimentation for the universal artist
Picasso that manifested itself in both his paintings and his sculptures.
The exhibition in the Schirn Kunsthalle (21 October 2006 until 21 January
2007) centers on the period between 1900 and 1926, the crucial years of
Picasso's lifelong love for the world of the stage, and, presenting more
than 140 works, photographs, and documents, demonstrates how passionately
Picasso was attached to the theater.
Press preview: Friday, 20 October 2006, 11.00 a.m.
Schirn Kunsthalle
Romerberg - Frankfurt