- Picasso's contribution to the revitalization of modern sculptures
cannot be underestimated. His work of over fifty years is examined in
seven essays and illustrated by more than 50 exhibited works- Published
to accompany an exhibition in Rome, at Galleria Borghese: October 24,
2018 - February 3, 2019In 1917 Pablo Picasso traveled to Rome and Naples
with Jean Cocteau and Igor Stravinskij. During this trip, for the first
time, he could admire directly Hellenistic and Roman sculpture, that of
the Renaissance and Baroque eras, but also the Roman frescoes of Pompei.
The first exhibition dedicated to Picasso's sculpture to be held in
Rome, and its accompanying catalogue, are conceived as a journey through
the centuries that chronologically follows the interpretation of forms
and different themes - stories and myths, bodies and figures, objects
and fragments - in sculpture. The exhibition of masterpieces of the
great Spanish master is accompanied by previously unpublished images of
his sculpture studios (by Edward Quinn) that narrate the context in
which these works were born. The catalogue includes essays that explore
the visual and conceptual dialogue between the works of Picasso and
works of the past, illustrating and examining over fifty works, some of
which have never been exhibited before.
