Picasso and the mysteries of life, "La Vie", [exhibition, Cleveland Museum of Art, December 12, 2012-April 21, 2013 ; Barcelona, Museu Picasso, October 10, 2013-January 19, 2014]

Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland (Ohio), Giles. London

2012

1 vol. (XI-163 p.) ; ill. en noir et en coul., portr. en front., carte, portr., couv. ill. en coul.

22 x 22 cm

anglais

Exposition, Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland museum of art, 2012-2013

978-1-907804-21-2

"Picasso and the Mysteries of Life" is the first exhibition devoted to an intensive exploration of "La Vie", the artist's culminating masterwork of the Blue Period and a signature work in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. The exhibition is accompanied by new scientific studies of Picasso's working methods and a groundbreaking book that uses the painting as the touchstone for examining an array of issues vital to modernist culture of the 19th and 20th centuries. By placing the painting in previously unconsidered historical contexts, the exhibition and book shed new light on the creative processes of the 20th century's most important and influential artist. (site Cleveland Museum of Art)

Introduction: deconstructing "La Vie" -- Provenance, a cautionary tale -- An invitation -- Last moments -- The artist's studio -- Saint-Lazare -- Casagemas: suicide and the artist as Christ-martyr -- Lovers, models, and fatal women -- Robed woman -- Mirror of despair -- Birdman -- Death and ressurrection -- Issues and interpretations..

Ressources documentaires

Musée national Picasso-Paris