Works spanning the career of Picasso will be on show for Victorians when the ‘Melbourne Winter Masterpieces’ exhibition The Picasso Century opens at the NGV on June 10.
“The Picasso Century provides yet another reason for Victorians to explore and reconnect with our cultural capital, and supports the revitalisation of our CBD providing more jobs and economic benefits by acting as a massive drawcard to our state this winter,” Pearson said.
“The Picasso Century brings together master works from across Picasso’s career, alongside those from other leading artists and innovators of the time.
“Part of our blockbuster season of art, this exhibition is not to be missed.”
Exclusively developed for the NGV by the Centre Pompidou and the Musée National d’Art Moderne, the exhibition features over 70 works by Picasso alongside over 100 works by more than 50 of his contemporaries, drawn from premier French national collections as well as the NGV Collection.
Audiences will also have the opportunity to discover a rich selection of works by artists rarely exhibited in Australia, including Natalia Goncharova, Julio González, Wifredo Lam, Suzanne Valadon and Maria Helena Vieira da Silva.
“Through more than 170 works of art, audiences will come to appreciate the many ways in which Picasso influenced – and was influenced by – the artistic community that surrounded him,” NGV Director Tony Ellwood said.
The Picasso Century is the latest exhibition in the Victorian government’s ‘Melbourne Winter Masterpieces’ series, which has brought major international art exhibitions exclusively to Melbourne since 2004.
The series has welcomed millions of local, interstate and international visitors since its inception and has featured treasures from the best galleries, museums and collections across the globe.
