till the 30 of August, 2010, New York, USA
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between the prestigious Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It is definitely a place that fuels creativity, ignites minds, and provides inspiration. MoMA has been singularly important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world. New York’s Modern Museum of Art is home to the greatest modern art collection in the world. If you love modern arts, don’t miss the chance to discover the rich expositions of this museum.The museum’s collection offers an unparalleled overview in modern and contemporary art, including works of architecture and design, drawings, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, illustrated books and artist’s books, film, and electronic media. Between the 28th of March and 30th of August, 2010 Picasso (legendary Spanish painter, draughtsman, and sculptor) lovers should be surprised in an amazing way. Featuring approximately one hundred works, this exhibition explores Picasso’s creative process through the medium of printmaking, tracing his development from the early years of the twentieth century, with depictions of itinerant circus performers in the Blue and Rose periods, to his discovery of Cubism.
Picasso demonstrated uncanny artistic talent in his early years. The exhibition exposes the deeper understanding of the artist and his creations. It focuses on specific themes, showing how Picasso’s imagery went through a constant process of metamorphosis. Discover the best pieces of Picasso. All above, printmaking, in particular, allows the fundamental aspect of his art to become vividly clear, since various stages in building a composition can be documented. One series of lithographs shows Picasso progressing, step-by-step, from a realistic depiction of a bull to one that is completely abstracted into schematic lines. It is more than easy to enjoy!
What is so special about MoMA? Considered by many to have the best collection of modern Western masterpieces in the world, MoMA’s holdings include more than 150,000 individual pieces in addition to approximately 22,000 films and 4 million film stills. Looking for an inspiration? Go directly there! The collection houses such important and familiar works as the following: The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh, The Persistence of Memory by Salvador DalÃ, Water Lilies triptych by Claude Monet, Self-Portrait With Cropped Hair by Frida Kahlo and much more. Understanding art is like learning a new language. Just try!
