Picasso at the Art in War exhibition at the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao
If you still haven't had the chance to meet the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum, now you have a new pretext with the Exhibition Art in War, what can you visit Until 8 September of this year 2013.
This ambitious exhibition shows the artists' response to the dramatic environment of the WWII in France, covering the period between 1938 and 1947. It becomes «an exploration of the relationship between art and war«.
The exposition L'Art in war. France, 1938-1947: from Picasso to Dubuffet It comes from Paris, and is carried out in collaboration with theMusée d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris-Musées.
Joseph Steib at the Art in War exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao
With the sponsorship of the BBVA Foundation, there are more than 500 works by a hundred artists, including documents, photographs and even unpublished films in which he shows himself as the artists «they made war on war«.
In the Guggenheim you will be able to see works of more than a hundred artistsAmong them are Pierre Bonnard, Victor Brauner, Alexander Calder, Salvador Dalí, Óscar Domínguez, Jean Dubuffet, Marcel Duchamp, Raoul Dufy, Max Ernst, Jean Fautrier, Alberto Giacometti, Julio González, Vasily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Fernand Léger , René Magritte, André Masson, Henri Matisse, Henri Michaux, Joan Miró, Francis Picabia, Pablo Picasso, Pierre Soulages, Nicolas de Staël, Joseph Steib, Yves Tanguy and Wols.
In the different sections of the Guggenheim exhibition This process of artistic creation is analyzed from different perspectives. After placing the historical period, it shows how situations such as exile, deprivation of liberty or liberation in 1944 influenced the creative process.
Among the various thematic areas, they are dedicated to Picasso, who during his stay in Paris suffered a special persecution by the Gestapo and his art was considered degenerate by the official Vichy Regime, or to the Jeanne Bucher Gallery, an Alsatian who opened a simple gallery to house the works of artists marginalized by the Occupation.
Richier at the Art in War exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao
The Visiting hours of the Art in War exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum They are, from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 to 20 hours. Closed on Mondays, although in July and August you can visit the exhibition every day of the week.
Here you can check the prices of the tickets, which are variable, depending on the exhibits shown in each era. These prices include the use of the audio guide to visit both the permanent collection and the exhibitions.
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Art at War Exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao
