The Guggenheim Museum in New York has an invitation to meet a young Picasso. The exhibition “Picasso in Paris as a youth” is an introduction to the mind of a genius born at the end of the 19th century (1881) who witnessed the transition from academicism and experimentation in new art to the various currents of modernity. art. The exhibition at the Guggenheim is an introduction to the work of Picasso, as well as an independent experience in the universe of his world. The Picasso Jubilee 1973-2023 (50th anniversary of his death) is an initiative of the Picasso National Museum in Paris (in the role of main creditor and organizer) and Bertrand Picasso, the artist’s grandson and President of the Spanish Picasso Foundation (FABA). ) and the Picasso Museum in Malaga. The anniversary is organized and distributed in about 50 exhibitions and events around the world with the aim of reviving interest and knowledge about the work and legacy of Picasso.

The events were organized on a bilateral basis between France and Spain, who worked together to host all these international events. The anniversary will end in autumn 2023 with an international symposium to coincide with the opening of the Picasso Learning Center in Paris. From that moment on, the foundations are laid for the creation of the great National Picasso Museum, an evolution of what exists today. The Museum of Man in Paris is currently hosting the Picasso and Prehistory exhibition. In the USA, in Charlotte, the exhibition “Landscapes of Picasso” at the Mead Museum has just ended. The exhibition “The Artist and His Model” ended at the Belezhye Foundation in Basel. At the Picasso Museum in Paris, Paul Smith is curating an exhibition on Picasso and color. The exhibition about Picasso and blue continues in A Coruña. The Archaeological Museum of Naples hosts the Picasso and Antiquity exhibition. There is an exhibition in Antibes about his last years, 1969-1972. In Malaga, the emphasis is on his sculptures. In the Prado there is a fascinating conversation between Picasso and El Greco. An exhibition of his ceramics will soon open at the Barcelona Design Museum. Picasso’s landscapes will be exhibited at the Cincinnati Museum… And so it goes on and on.

Views of the world

Sussex
Gwen John
In Chichester, Sussex, England, Pallant House Art Gallery presents an exhibition of works by Welsh artist Gwen John (1876–1939), known for her atmospheric art. A separate book about Gwen John has also recently been published by Thames & Hudson (Gwen John: Life and Art in London and Paris). She lived for many years in Paris, where she experienced the modernist movements of the 20th century while cultivating her own language.

HONG KONG
Anselm Kiefer
Ten years later, a new exhibition by Anselm Kiefer is presented in Hong Kong, the center of the art of the Far East. The exhibition is a production by Gagosian and includes a “Hortus Conclusus” section. Kiefer is interested in approaches to such concepts as creation, chaos and order, memory and emptiness. In autumn he will return to Lille, France to exhibit his photographs, which are another important aspect of his work.

LOS ANGELES
Thomas J. Price
The 42-year-old British sculptor Thomas J. Price is known for his large-scale realistic sculptures depicting the human form with striking immediacy. A new exhibition of his atmospheric work is currently (and until August 20) in Los Angeles at the Hauser & Wirth International Gallery and is his first solo show in the US. The exhibition is called “Beyond Measure” and is dedicated to the theme of ordinary people.

PARIS
Orsay gets rich
The Musée d’Orsay in Paris is expanding its collection with two more works of art from the 19th century. He bought them from the 19C gallery in Texas at TEFAF in Maastricht. These are two wonderful works on the theme of the child. One is signed by Jean-Leon Gérôme and titled “Child in a Mask” (photo) and the other by Fernand Pelez and titled “Sweet Poverty”. Both will be on display at the Musée d’Orsay along with other works from the 19th century.

LONDON
Rex Southwick
The evocative, realistic, graphic novels of Rex Southwick’s work are exhibited at the Unit Gallery in London under the title “Landscapes”. His work tells of the Palm Springs experience, which feeds his imagination with experiences and images. Rex Southwick draws on the American experience and creates works of strange beauty and inner brilliance. Unit Gallery London is located in Mayfair, Hanover Square.