My second cultural expedition came the day after visiting the Saatchi Gallery, and saw me taking in the flagship gallery of the Tate Britain, mentioned in a previous blog posting.
There were a number of exhibitions running at this time, however two of them were of particular interest to me: Picasso & Modern British Art, and Migrations.
Picasso & Modern British Art was a beautifully and uniquely curated show, exploring the reciprocal influence of Picasso and modern British artists.
Obviously I did not pay due diligence in my long ago completed Art History degree, for although I was aware of similar themes prevailing in the UK and on the continent during the 20th century, I was totally unaware of an ongoing visual discourse between Picasso and his British contemporaries.
Below are three examples of Picasso's works alongside those of his British counterparts that were real standouts of the exhibition.
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| Picasso, The Source, 1921 |
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| Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, 1936 |
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| Picasso, Three Dancers, 1925 |
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| Francis Bacon, Crucifixion, 1933 |
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| Picasso, Still Life With A Guitar, 1924 |
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| Ben Nicholson, Coin & Musical Instruments, 1933 |
Several pictures clearly say several thousand words, and will say them so much better than I will in an under-qualified art theory discourse. But I do hope showing these images together shares some of the inspiration and edification I experienced when seeing them in this exceptionally interesting and beautiful exhibition.
Particularly poignant when you consider that the Tate is renowned for a leading collection of British art since 1500.
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