Moi!
dal 30/3/2004 al 25/7/2004
Segnalato da
30/3/2004
Moi!
Musee du Luxembourg, Paris
The exhibit examines artists' self-portraits of the 20th century, a century marked by individualism and the view that the portrait is an act of self-examination, affirmation and revelation. 'The self-portrait is the most intense unmasking of the artist's identity,' says Bonafoux, who adds that the exhibition reveals 150 different responses to the same question: 'Who am I?'
On March 31 in Paris, France, the Musee du Luxembourg will open an exhibition of self-portraits by some of the most renowned names in 20th century art. The show includes such world-famous artists as Picasso, Matisse, and Degas.
"Imagine! Norman Rockwell is the focal point of a European exhibition of modern masters," says Norman Rockwell Museum Director Laurie Norton Moffatt. "He has been given an extraordinary tribute by the French ministers of culture. They have selected 'Triple Self-Portrait' as the most engaging artist's self-portrait of the 20th century.
The exhibition is called Moi! Autoportraits du XXeme siecle (Me! Self-portraits of the 20th Century). It will open on March 31 and run through July 25, 2004, at the French Senate's Musee du Luxembourg. The exhibition travels to the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, Italy, in September.
The exhibit examines artists' self-portraits of the 20th century, a century marked by individualism and the view that the portrait is an act of self-examination, affirmation and revelation. "The self-portrait is the most intense unmasking of the artist's identity," says Bonafoux, who adds that the exhibition reveals 150 different responses to the same question: "Who am I?"
Self-portraits of artists Picasso, Matisse, Vuillard, Warhol, Basquiat, Chagall, Chuck Close, Degas, Dubuffet, Ernst, Giacometti, Frida Kahlo, Ferdinard Leger, Miro, and Mondrian, among others, will be featured in the exhibition. Norman Rockwell's self-portrait, which is actually three self-portraits, includes portraits of Norman Rockwell's own artistic heroes, Durer, Rembrandt, Picasso, and Van Gogh.
Image: Francis Bacon
Study for self-portrait (1980)
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