Tate showcases performance in Picasso's works

"Theatre Picasso marks 100 years since the Spanish artist, often referred to as the godfather of modern art, unveiled his famous painting The Three Dancers. The exhibition brings together more than 50 works by the artist, considered to be one of the most influential figures of the 20th Century, and will feature an accompanying performance programme of dance and flamenco."

"The Tate said Picasso "was fascinated by performers and their boundless capacity for transformation, and he approached painting as a dramatic act in itself". Tate/ Succession Picasso / DACS 2024 Picasso, who was born in 1881 in Malaga and died in 1973, is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important artists of all time. He experimented with a wide range of styles and themes in his long career, most notably inspiring Cubism, of which his 1937 work Weeping Woman is a leading example."

"The Theatre Picasso exhibition is being 'staged' by contemporary artist Wu Tsang and writer and curator Enrique Fuenteblanca. The Tate said: "The Three Dancers sits at the heart of the exhibition, alongside famous paintings such as Weeping Woman 1937 and Nude Woman in a Red Armchair 1932. "The exhibition also showcases prints, drawings, sculptures, textile works and collages, interwoven with key loans from leading Picasso museums in France.""

Theatre Picasso at Tate Modern examines the meaning of performance in Pablo Picasso's work while marking 100 years since The Three Dancers. The exhibition assembles more than 50 works including The Three Dancers, Weeping Woman (1937) and Nude Woman in a Red Armchair (1932), alongside prints, drawings, sculptures, textiles and collages, with key loans from major Picasso collections in France. Contemporary artist Wu Tsang and writer-curator Enrique Fuenteblanca stage the presentation, and a performance programme will feature dance and flamenco. The exhibition highlights Picasso's fascination with performers, theatricality, and his mythologized public persona as both celebrated genius and outsider.

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