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.
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1559
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