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Monographic Motifs: One Artist, One Theme, 1900-1970

A series of talks by emerging scholars explores artists’ extended engagement with a single form or theme. While Pablo Picasso’s (1881-1973) work is often seen through the lens of his diverse style and his powerful portrayal of subjects, the recurrent motif of black, white, and gray and the artist’s attachment to the drawn line have been less-recognized until now. Picasso Black and White will demonstrate how the artist was continuously investigating, inventing, and drawing in somber and austere monochromatic tones throughout his career. Building on the same methodological approach as the exhibition this symposium will consider parallel Modernist explorations of a particular formal or thematic element conducted by Picasso, his contemporaries, or other artists whose careers have spanned the 20th century.











When: Tue., Jan. 22, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Where: Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Ave. (at 89th St.)
212-423-3500
Price: $10
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A series of talks by emerging scholars explores artists’ extended engagement with a single form or theme. While Pablo Picasso’s (1881-1973) work is often seen through the lens of his diverse style and his powerful portrayal of subjects, the recurrent motif of black, white, and gray and the artist’s attachment to the drawn line have been less-recognized until now. Picasso Black and White will demonstrate how the artist was continuously investigating, inventing, and drawing in somber and austere monochromatic tones throughout his career. Building on the same methodological approach as the exhibition this symposium will consider parallel Modernist explorations of a particular formal or thematic element conducted by Picasso, his contemporaries, or other artists whose careers have spanned the 20th century.

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