Picasso
Peace and Freedom
Until 16 January 2010
The show entitled Picasso: Peace and Freedom was compiled in close cooperation with Tate Liverpool and investigates the treatment of the themes of war and peace in Picasso’s œuvre during the Cold War. Between 1944 and his death in 1973, Picasso was an active member of the Communist party. His works dating from that period reflect his profound political and social interest and seem to be the last uncharted terrain in the exploration of this artist.
The exhibition ventures an in-depth scientific analysis of this period by incorporating various views of Picasso and his art from North America, Western and Eastern Europe, and the Russian Federation. The show is rounded off by contemporary political ephemera and contextual biographic materials, such as letters, archive papers, and period publications and newspapers.
This exhibition has been organized by Tate Liverpool in cooperation with the Vienna Albertina.
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Pablo Picasso: Flying pigeon, July 9th 1950
Chalk lithography
(The Albertina Museum, Vienna © Succession Picasso/VBK, Vienna 2010)
Pablo Picasso: Ziegenschädel, 1952
Aquatint with snapping
(The Albertina Museum, Vienna © Succession Picasso/VBK, Vienna 2010)
Pablo Picasso: The gardeners family, 1965
Oil on canvas
(B Two Collection © Succession Picasso / VBK, Vienna 2010)
Chalk lithography (The Albertina Museum, Vienna © Succession Picasso/VBK, Vienna 2010)
Aquatint with snapping (The Albertina Museum, Vienna © Succession Picasso/VBK, Vienna 2010)
Oil on canvas (B Two Collection © Succession Picasso / VBK, Vienna 2010)