In 2023–24, numerous exhibitions marking the 50th anniversary of death of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) took place around the world. New York witnessed important interventions held at the Guggenheim Museum, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and MoMA, in addition to the exhibition currently on view at the Hispanic Society, Picasso and Spanish Classics (November 2, 2023 – February 4, 2024). This roundtable brings together several of the curators responsible for these exhibitions for a discussion of the artist and the experiences of organizing these shows. The panelists will share their thoughts on the different perspectives on this celebrated figure, and how we might think of him going forward.
The event also grants visitors the opportunity to visit The Hispanic Society’s exhibition, Picasso and Spanish Classics, before the exhibition closes on Sunday, February 4, 2024. The exhibition explores how Spanish literature impacted the work of Picasso as an important lens through which to understand his artworks.
Panelists:
Megan Fontanella, Curator, Modern Art and Provenance, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Lisa Small, Senior Curator, European Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art
Neil Cox, Head of the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Patrick Lenaghan, Head of Prints and Photographs, Curator of Sculpture, Hispanic Society Museum & Library
Doors open for this event beginning at 10am with light refreshments and an opportunity to visit the exhibition. The panel will start at 11am in the Sorolla Gallery.
This event is organized by The Drawing Foundation and The Hispanic Society Museum & Library in association with Master Drawings New York 2024.
Image: Pablo Picasso, Don Quichotte et Sancho Panza, c. 1937. Sugar-lift aquatint, scraper, and burin, second state. HSM&L LQ1678
