After an exhibition creatively directed by Paul Smith, French artist Sophie Calle units up store on the Picasso Museum and celebrates 50 years because the dying of Picasso in her personal very particular manner – the exhibition À toi de faire, ma mignonne, a curious off-kilter manner of a collection of emblematic works by the Spanish artist.
Unfold over the museum’s 4 flooring, with copious texts which can be essential so that you can perceive the reveals, the museum warns guests that round three hours are obligatory for a correct go to 😲
Sophie Calle’s exhibition on the Picasso Museum exhibits how Picasso’s works have moved or intrigued her. Usually although, it’s the works which can be absent (due to being lent, and even stolen) that obsess her, main to analyze why the works are elsewhere, and the way that makes her really feel.
Which means that it’s actually essential to learn her explanations, as a result of with out that context you gained’t perceive and admire the presentation.
Her explanations are accompanied by recollections of visits to the museum when she was youthful, and the works that have been on mortgage to different museums. She would ponder the empty areas and ask the guards to explain the works to her.
With explanatory texts for every of her creations, the museum suggests that you simply would possibly like to go to twice and see half the exhibition every time with a purpose to stay receptive…
Picasso’s dying additionally makes Calle take into consideration her personal. As she not has her dad and mom, nor youngsters of her personal, she has requested an public sale home to make an in depth listing of her belongings in order that every part may be auctioned off upon her dying. Removed from being macabre, this preparation offers her a sure feeling of calm, realizing that every part is organised and that her property won’t be bought off willy nilly.
Trying again at her life continues on the ground above, the place she has famous each single exhibition that has ever created (apparently there have been a powerful 61!)
Linked with the exhibition, the museum presents:
— guided visits for adults, and others for households,
— a philosophical workshop for simply children, one other for teenagers and adults, and a visit-workshop combo for households,
— particular occasions on the museum’s late evening openings the primary Wednesday of each month, with talks, movies and particular explanations out there within the exhibition areas.
An English catalogue of the exhibition (196 pages, 53 pictures) can also be out there right here for round 52€ (relying in your native Amazon) with signed copies nonetheless out there right here from the writer at time of writing.
The exhibition À toi de faire, ma mignonne de Sophie Calle is on the Picasso Museum (right here) till seventh January 2024
Open weekdays from 10.30am-6pm and the week-end (ans French faculty holidays) from 9.30am-6pm. Closed twenty fifth December and 1st January
Closed Mondays
Admission: 14€ / 11€
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