Picasso exhibition comes to HK
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Musée National Picasso Curator Anne Baldassari (third left) unveils one of Picasso's sculptures which will be displayed at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com] |
Precious works created by legendary artist Picasso will be exhibited at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum between May 19 and July 22.
The exhibition entitled "Picasso - Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris" will feature 48 of Picasso's oil paintings and seven sculptures, including Head and Shoulders of a Woman, the Sculptor and Seated Girl.
This will be, by far, the most comprehensive exhibition of Picasso's works ever held in Hong Kong.
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) is considered the most widely recognized and influential artist of the 20th Century. Until now, his masterpieces have rarely been on show outside of France, where the Spaniard spent most of his life.
All 55 artworks to be showcased at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum are permanent features within the collection of the Musée National Picasso in Paris.
Capturing every phase of Picasso's prolific career, the retrospective covers his Blue, Rose, Cubist and Neoclassical periods as well as showcasing some of his primitive and Expressionist works.
The Picasso exhibition is on a world tour while the Musée National Picasso is closed for renovation. The exhibition previously visited the United States and Australia.
The exhibition has also been shown in Shanghai and Chengdu. Musee National Picasso curator Anne Baldassari said she was excited to show the work in China.
"Picasso was very impressed by the way Chinese painters were considering art as a language and painting as a sign, and not as a representation," she said, "Because he was fighting against the idea of representation, he was always looking at Chinese painting (and) African sculpture as a main reference."
The exhibition in Hong Kong also includes some 50 documentary photographs and 4 films which help to present a detailed picture of the artist's life.
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