PICASSO AND THE WAR YEARS: 1937-1945 OPENS AT THE GUGGENHEIM
MUSEUM IN FEBRUARY
On view at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum from February 5 to May 9, 1999, Picasso and the War Years: 1937-1945 is the first exhibition in the United States to examine this critical period in the life and work of Pablo Picasso, the century's premier artist. The exhibition focuses critical attention on the artist's response to the historical events leading from the Spanish Civil War through the Nazi occupation of France and its liberation by Allied troops. Picasso's work from this period represents some of his most powerful imagery and darkest commentary on the human condition.
"The Guggenheim Museum is delighted to present this major exhibition of Picasso's work from an enormously fertile period in his career," remarked Thomas Krens, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. "Following on the success of our 1994 exhibition Picasso and the Age of Iron, this exhibition will help further illuminate the work of perhaps the most influential artist of the twentieth century."
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The more than 75 artworks in Picasso and
the War Years represent a cross-section
of paintings, works on paper, and sculpture, many not previously
seen in the United States. The works come from private collections and public
museums throughout Europe, the United States, Australia,
and Japan. Several works in the exhibition are well-known to anyone familiar
with Picasso's oeuvre and
have already achieved the status of icons, yet are here
re-interpreted through the lens of Picasso's wartime
experiences.
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Picasso and the War Years has been organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in collaboration with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
This exhibition is proudly sponsored by Delta Air Lines.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
In conjunction with Picasso and the War Years, the Guggenheim Museum
will present a wide-ranging program of activities
for the public. All of the following programs are held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum under the auspices of The Sackler Center for
Arts Education, unless otherwise noted.
DAILY TOURS
Public tours of Picasso and the War Years will
be held daily at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. The hour-long
tour will explore how Picasso's art reflected, resisted, and commemorated
the Spanish Civil War and World War II. Tour times are posted
at the museum's information desk in the main rotunda, where the tours also begin.