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.