Continuing the unprecedented success of the
mission to expand their modern art collection, the High
Museum of Art has collaborated once again with New York’s Museum of Modern
Art (MoMA) to present “Picasso to
Warhol: Fourteen Modern Masters.” Containing a total of 129 pieces,
this multimedia exhibit offers an in-depth exploration of the 20th
century’s radical redefinition of “art.”
"Picasso to
Warhol: Fourteen Modern Masters"
High Museum of
Art
October 15, 2011 – April 29, 2012
Opening Saturday, October 15, “Picasso to
Warhol” is a unique exhibit which features works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse,
Constantin Brancusi, Piet Mondrian, Fernand Léger, Marcel Duchamp, Giorgio De
Chirico, Joan Miró, Romare Bearden, Alexander Calder, Jackson Pollock, Louise
Bourgeois, Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol. In addition to highlighting the
century’s stylistic shifts, “Picasso to Warhol” also spotlights the intriguing
collaborative effort among the artists, creating a fascinating showcase of the
inherent malleability of a single idea.
Among the stylistic shifts, you’ll
find:
* Picasso’s first forays into Cubism (Girl Before a Mirror, 1932)
* Miró’s
seemingly inadvertent introduction of Surrealism (Dutch Interior (I),
1928)
* Brancusi’s Abstract Expressionist
sculptures (Young Bird, 1928)
* Pollock’s abandonment of the easel in his
quest to become one with his work (Number 1A, 1948)
* Calder’s kinetic sculptures in which he
began to drawn in mid-air with wires and shadows (Snow Flurry, I, 1948)
* DuChamp’s calculated exhibitions of his “ready-made”
found objects (In Advance of the Broken Arm, 1964)
* Warhol’s experimentation with clashing
colors, repetitive screen printing and self-observation (Self-Portrait, 1966)
In keeping with the theme of radical
innovations, the High Museum has created a free smartphone app – ArtClix
– which uses photo recognition software to enable visitors to access audio
clips for each work and participate in discussions with ArtClix community and
museum staff. It’s fascinating, really, to be in an exhibit of modern art,
exploring the pieces in yet another new way!
There are a number of easy ways to
explore “Picasso to Warhol”: buy
tickets online, add the High Museum to your CityPASS
or – for Fulton County residents – enjoy complimentary admission during Fulton
Free Saturdays the first of each month.
